Quote Originally Posted by mkemse View Post
I may be mistaken but I think John McCain led the way on having the controls lifted, pease correct me if I am wrong on this
Which controls? For the GSEs (Fannie-Mae/Freddie-Mac) and mortgage industry, McCain was calling for more regulation and oversight and warning of what's happening now in 2004/2005. Obama was taking a shitload of money from their lobbyists.