[Will88]

At the point that the Democrat policies had become part of the country's economy it would have been irresponsible for Bush to sound any alarms, but instead to work under the radar to shore up the system.

Those policies were part of the country's economy when W took office. The CRA started under Carter, then Clinton took steps to force lenders to make the unsound loans. And the same policies continued throughout W's two terms. No one has clean hands on this, though I'd agree the Dims are about 75% responsible for the problems, and Republicans did make some attempts to patch things during the mid-2000s.

And there are those videos showing W bragging about his "ownership society" and about the increase in minority home ownership.

[Deb]

Give it a rest. Of course Bush talked about the "ownership society". What was he supposed to do? Jerk houses away from people and tell them "It will save the economy in the long run".

You people who keep droning on about "both sides" insure the Left will win this fight.