Quote Of The Week

"I've heard the stories of people who are suffering and can stay in their homes if there is just a small adjustment to their loans. There are some people in the Republican Party who resent the idea of helping others. But the market is broken right now, and unless we intervene, these people and the economy won't be helped."

-Republican (and Bush appointee) Sheila Bair, chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, expressing frustration about her inability to get approval for a comprehensive loan-modification program