An August 29 letter writer said the “Recession was inherited.” This is wrong. The recession was created partly by the efforts of Barney Frank and Chris Dodd to offer home loans to anybody who would walk into a financial institution. Many Americans didn’t help by borrowing 125 percent of the inflated value of their mortgaged house, then walking away when the values dropped. If you remember, President Obama visited Roseburg before the last election. He made many promises, but ask yourself to think of one he’s kept. He’s done basically nothing except spend a trillion dollars a year, more than …




