Interesting article, I was about to post this anyway; of course the mortgage loans in excess of property valuations havent helped.

Written by Jerry Teasley of Pine Mountain, GA former Banker

Most of my friends know, I have tried to stop thinking, but I can't help it in the wake of all the recent economic news.

My banking career started in 1970 and ended in 1993, but I still keep close ties to the industry. During my banking years I did learn one or two things along the way. The problem with our economy today is from a liberal thinking congress, senators, and presidents, as well as greed and dishonesty.. When you put these together it spells disaster in any area of our life.

Ask any banker (just walk in and ask one that has been there for 15 or 20 years) and they will tell you these are the FACTS:

Under Jimmy Carter we received the Community Reinvestment act. This law says banks have to make loans in low income areas and it has forced many lending institutions to seek to make loans to people in areas that lenders would not normally go because of the risk and low property values. (Sub Prime Loans) This was in 1977. In 1980 president Carter and a Democratic controlled congress passed the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act-- The law also removed the power of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors under the Glass-Steagall Act and Regulation Q to set the interest rates of savings accounts. A Sad fact is we are all still feeling the effects of his policies and decisions 30 years later.

Then in 1995, Bill Clinton, (in between interns) made changes to the Community Reinvestment Act, that forced an increase in the number of loans to these people and the aggregate dollar amounts loaned.-- Larger loans to people with less income in areas where the collateral value would go down instead of up. (Clinton should have had his mind on the long range effects of this in stead of Monica and a good cigar.) This was in response to pressure from "community activists." Can you think of a former Community activist running for president? Hint – he's a Democrat

In 1999 Mr. Clinton signed to repeal the Glass-Steagall act which had protected taxpayers since the Great Depression.

In 2003 President Bush tried to propose a change in regulatory control over Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and place both companies under the control of the Department of the Treasury, but was voted down by the liberal democrats led by Barney Frank. Remember the name Barney Frank, he is one of Obamas top two economic advisors

Now, Mr. Obama claims that all our financial problems are because of Bush's failed economic policy, and he has on his payroll the very people that were in control of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Barney Frank) that received huge $$$$$$ bonuses while they were running things. Mr. Obama has received the second largest amount of donations (over $126,000) from these companies and he has only been in the Senate 2 years.

When Enron went belly up, we demanded Senate hearings and investigations. Why aren't the Democrats demanding the same with these companies?

But, oh yeah, I forgot. It is Bush's fault! (Yeah, Right, Sure it is). Just ask a Banker