Notice that Kay Hagan is slamming Elizabeth Dole for her role in the financial collapse —- or lack thereof.
Interesting quote the Hagan campaign pulls from former Republican Congress Mike Oxley to once again link Dole with Bush, though it seems like it’s stretching a bit:
Oxley, who chaired the House Financial Services Committee at the time, blamed the lack of oversight at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae on “ideologues within the White House,” according to the Financial Times. Oxley helped pass the 2005 housing reform bill in the House of Representatives that 331 Congressman, including 209 Republicans and 122 Democrats, voted for. He said, “All the handwringing and bedwetting is going on without remembering how the House stepped up on this. What did we get from the White House? We got a one-finger salute…
