Given that the bailout bill is largely agreed upon as a necessary “crap sandwich” that “sucks,” it is worth noting that conservative outrage did succeed in stripping the most egregious pork from the bill- funds in an “affordable housing trust fund” that could have gone to Democrat-allied and often nefarious advocacy groups like ACORN. All possible proceeds from the sale of these toxic assets will now go toward the national debt, not to affordable housing groups that pressure politicians to pressure banks to offer risky loans to low-income families, so those families can get into mortgages they can’t afford. Hmmm, doesn’t that sound familiar? Unhappy with the revocation of another round of gorging at the government teat, ACORN is releasing angry press releases, which is at least one reason to smile:
ACORN will undoubtedly mobilize all of the dead people, cartoon characters, pets, historical figures, and illegal immigrants it has registered to vote in order to achieve this goal.