Not that I have not been hearing this from my side of the isle, I just dont think that I have been hearing it enough, or as forcefully! The American dream is to own a home. After 911, the President said to go shop(not responsible). Wages have been dropping consistantly for 8 years if not more. Inflation continues to grow. We have stagflation! So if workers/people were encouraged to buy homes by the fed. Told by loan companies to risk buying a home, and then they lost their job, got sick and lost their job, or had mortgages with Balloons they could not afford..all of the above, then why are alot of the pundits conceiding the argument that it was the irresponsible home buyers who messed up? (yes I know Obama did all I asked in the debate last night).....I watched that crapy View show this morning, and that Hannity hack continues to get away with spouting that! Now McCain is the savor with his crap new plan. I can hear it now, see he is the Maverick because his party wont like this proposal....vooooommmiiiittt! Its becomming common knowledge(perception) that it was the buyers and not the state of the economy that led to the housing market. The sensible thing to me is if wages were on an upward pattern, then things would not be as bad as they are. Wages are down, thats the reason things are falling apart. I find it hard to believe that people just want to lose their homes. Sure their were loans being given to risky people, but they have to live somewhere too. It is sad that this argument is being lost, and the finger being pointed at Blacks who are only 15% of the population. At least that is their argument, and it has become the perception. Just a plea for Dems to push back harder on that, thats all.