I’m As Shocked As You

Around here, all you hear is cynicism. In fact, most readers of this blog probably assume that politicians are all (or primarily) puppets, and that private interests are the puppeteers.

Obama proved that some politicians still answer to the American people Thursday when he refused to sign a bill that would protect mortgage processors. That’s right, the statist boogey man himself rejected a measure that would have lifted accountability from the backs of lenders who abused the foreclosure process.

And before you start looking for the shitty lining in this silver cloud, consider what is actually happening. People are having their homes seized from them by private bankers who don’t bother to properly ensure they are taking homes from people who are actually delinquent on payments.

Think about it. Locksmiths were hired to change the locks on homes where home owners were paying their mortgage. People are being thrown out of their homes as the chill of winter rolls in, not because they were irresponsible, but because of errors on the part of the banks they borrowed from.

I guess the check from the bank written to Obama bounced… either that, or the common wisdom that all politicians are whores is just a trend, not a tried and true law of politics.