Offers and counteroffers were flowing back and forth all night. Among the offers extended by Democrats: an agreement to drop a proposal to devote 20% of potential profits to an affordable housing fund, according to a Senate staffer close to the talks.

Don’t fall for it! Until the final draft is written and passed, rest assured the Democrats will try to find a teet for ACORN somewhere in this plan.

…ensure that minority-owned real estate, finance and legal professionals are included get their cut among the firms tapped to manage exploit the multi-billion dollar asset portfolio the government plans to purchase from failing Wall Street investment houses, and flailing financial institutions.

There, fixed it for you, Maria.

Since when do minority homeowners get any special consideration, especially if they contributed to this mess to begin with? Does their stupidity qualify them for a bailout? Yes, get your “reparations” that certain minority groups have been clamoring for for years.

Sub-prime/NINJA mortgages= reparations for the ignorant?

It’s not taxpayers’ responsibility to bail out the black community whose idea of “living within their means” is getting super expensive Cadillac Escalades with tricked out wheels to go along with their trendy, overpriced McMansions that now they have trouble making payments on and have to move as many family members into the place to afford the mortgage. It’s not the responsibility of the taxpayer to bailout irresponsible homeowners who walked away from their properties that were totally scrapped and wrecked so that nobody could live in them.

Am I the only one who thinks that we’re living in an upside down universe or what?