On January 9th, 2009 at 10:23 am, englishqueen01 said:

Is it possible to throw a little help to this person?

Yeah. How many readers/contributers does MM get in a day? Each shoot them $5, and they MIGHT have enough to make it another few months.

I would certainly contribute, and more than 5 bucks! I would do it solely because I see them as very responsible people who would accept their gift by applying it to their mortgage rather than buying a big screen TV….which is what far too many would do.

This has always been a conservative principle, to help those in need, and I would like nothing more than to help out.

I would appreciate the ability to do so MM.

On January 9th, 2009 at 10:15 am, Dexter Alarius said:

I can empathize. A forgotten demographic in the housing crisis are military families forced to move on orders.

We’re making 2 mortgage payments because our house at the last base isn’t selling… or renting (we tried that, too).

Our choice here was accept base housing and lose our housing allowance (might as well make a mortgage payment); Rent, giving up any chance of building up any equity; or buy again.

Things are pretty tight, but we won’t be defaulting on anything either.

This is certainly something that should be provided before any other bailout is given, particularly to those who were speculating in the market and lost, such as whats-her-face Congressnitwit from CA.

Speaking of bailouts and handing out money willy-nilly, I really wonder at times like these how our wounded and disabled veterans are doing.

Are they getting their care? Prosthesis? Medications? Disability?

Are they able to feed their families while waiting for the VA bureaucracy to shuffle paper?

I only ask because it’s funny how the federal government can quickly spend billions to bailout entities such as banks, deadbeat loaners, or the UAW, yet veterans seem to have to hobble another month waiting for funding approval.

I really admire this man and his wife. The strength they show… and the spirit to drive on. They remind me of those heroes on the battlefield who run through a field being hit with mortar fire to save a fallen comrade.

Keep on the fight! Good luck to you. Your story motivated us to fight on as well.

All of us hillbilly, redneck, honest, hard working souls, can at least look ourselves in the mirror and not be ashamed.

Not to beat the dead horse, but one must have a sense of what shame is before one can feel ashamed. I agree that many who will take the “Easy” way out are the sort who have never been held accountable for failure and always got a trophy when playing Little League, soccer, or received all A’s in school while just meeting the minimums required. This was all done so everybody had an equal outcome.

Someone on another thread posted we need to bring back the stocks as well as tar and feathers — using the current Congressional leaders (loosely used term here) as an example. Let’s let people know those of us who will work for success and pick ourselves up after failure, looking only for a hand-up, never a hand-out, are tired of paying for the failure of other people to be responsible adults.

” Omnia relinquit servare republicam”

A. I have a GMAC mortgage and love it. Their statements are so clear plus I get an evaluation each year on what my options are and how much it would cost (refi, home eq loan, etc). We used to have Cendant and they were HORRIBLE.

B. As for the free cheese (and peanut butter) from the govt, my grandmother used to go pick it out of the garbage. The people who got the free food threw it out because they had no use for it/didn’t know what to do with it. If the govt is going to get involved, they need to teach people what to do – I vote for bringing back home ecomonics to schools or free cooking classes somewhere instead of taxing fast food because it’s not healthy.

I wish I could grill the GMAC CEO’s in Congress and Sec. Paulson. I have a few choice questions for them boys…..