MORTGAGE VIPs: “Do all Washington politicians get their loans directly from CEOs in the mortgage industry? Readers might be wondering after learning about Countrywide Financial and its VIP treatment for Senators Christopher Dodd (D., Conn.) and Kent Conrad (D., N.D.).”

UPDATE: Reader Glenn Gallup emails: “The subprime six story makes me wonder if any big media people got in on ‘special” loans.'” That would explain the low-key treatment of this story in national media . . . .