[Flightdeck]

Seriously? I mean, I’m not all huge on Newt, but of course a true historian could have valuable economic advice.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Seriously? I mean, I’m not all huge on Newt, but of course a true historian could have valuable economic advice...of course a true historian could maybe give insight on such as the great Tulip Bulb boom and bust along with the forces that led up to it and resulted from it, and maybe even give current parallels, but for analysis and understanding of dynamics and driving forces on here and now issues like Freddie and Fannie, I'd be looking for someone specializing in the areas of markets, finance, currencies and such - like a genuine economist, banker or broker - somebody good at telling me what's going on now, not what happened back then that might look deceptively like now, but might be far removed......

[MontaniSemperLiberi]

What advice did Freddie Mac get that Freddie Mac thought was worth $1.6million? Do you really think Newt proposed to tell them how damaging their existence was and they said, “We’ll take $1.6million of that!”