COL,
I think the problem wasn't due to responsible americans but irresponsible americans and I'm not so sure they were all americans! I bet there is some illegal immigrant stench in this woodpile.

The greed of the people running these companies (democrats) and their short sighted business plans caused this problem. A successful private company without Gubment intervention would not conduct business this way. These guys did this to the tune of how the Democrats conduct their ideals and it doesn't work. All they did is take good money from responsible people like you and I and gave our good money to these subprime nonqualifing people with little to no way of paying it back. I believe we already established the problem on that one....irresponsible.

It might be a stretch but it sounds like they were taking money from the haves and giving it to the have nots? The basic Democrat economic plan. What do you think too thin?

I think the proposed bailout plan stinks and so do the Dems because they could pass this without any interference from the GOP. They have the majority why is it not passing? I think they want the GOP to help pass it so they don't go out on a limb by themselves. Remember misery loves company and as far as misery goes look it up you will see a pic of Nancy P. hagd