[Boomer]

Oshun, yesterday, I went to have my roots touched up. And there in the chair, among all those other women, the talk turned to this.

And I was told a story by a woman there whose father-in-law, at age 84, was taken in by one of these mortgages. His payment just shot way up. He cannot afford it. His children did not know this had happened. His brain did not work like it used to. And they took him. Yep, they took him good. This kind of thing going on while the CEO was selling his stock all along on those perfectly legal programmed sales. And nobody was watching. And the lobbyists just kept slopping the hogs in DC.

This man is 84. He is a WWII hero. He has many medals. He would have given his life for our freedom. And now, here he is, nearing the end of his life, and here at the last, he finds himself betrayed by his country.

But this thread is turning. I know it started with a question in search of an answer. And that is what I want to see, too. And we have people who will be able to help us to understand, a little maybe, about where we are headed, with it, and where we are headed without it.

This mess was not all about "Let Freedom Ring." But I will not enter that debate. There is no point. There has been pure evil in this one. And the hair on the back of my neck has been standing up all along. And it still is.

There is some decent knowledge on this board. I hope we get to read an explanation or at least an interpretation. Not finger pointing. Just tell us where we are and where we could be. Somebody please.

And now, back to you, Chet.

Boomer