He Just Changed His Mind. Nothing to See Here. Move Along.
When Al Gore or John Kerry did anything similar in the last two presidential election years, it was always considered waffling and a sign of serious character defects. Now that it’s the Ol’ Straight Shooter, such behavior is merely a matter of “changing course.” No surprise, sadly.
In an attempt to maintain whatever hold he has over angry middle-aged white males who build their days around three hours of Rush Limbaugh Bloviating on their radios every afternoon, Johnny Mac did have to mix his (barely evident, but useful when the polls dictate) compassionate conservatism with a promise that his Justice Department would “investigate potential criminal activities, such as fraud” among the (undefined) “deserving” homeowners who might seek a loan, because angry middle-aged white males who build their days around three hours of Limbaugh Bloviating on their radios every afternoon need to believe that someone, somewhere is cheating and getting an unfair advantage. Otherwise, why are their lives so empty and dead that they need to spend three hours of etc., etc.
