To proud elitist:

Certainly, there is blame to go around – but the root cause of the Fannie/Freddie mess should be laid at the feet of Barney Frank, Maxine Waters, and all of the Democrats who railed that Franklin Raines was doing such a wonderful job and the Republicans were just out to screw poor people.

President Bush could have spoken more often and more forcefully, but would anyone have listened, given the excoriation he has gotten at every turn by the media and the Democrats in Congress?

A thought for you, there’s another way to read the “calm and steady” of Obama. He knew this disaster was playing into his hands – why would he get involved? The lack of leadership in “they can call me if they need me” is telling. Did McCain get a resolution – no – did he change the arc of the debate – yes, and to the country’s benefit.

No one has all of the answers to this, including Mr. Obama.