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Grand Bargain

Written by SK Ashby

(Cartoonist - Jimmy Margulies)

In other news, the White House just started rush-delivering letters to families of service members killed in action months ago via UPS. This is pathetic.

Meanwhile, Governor Reek says Trump yells at him sometimes but still respect him. Sure, Jan.

Finally, Ben Carson says HUD will cut back on penalties for mortgage companies that make bad loans. Here we go again.

“Innocent errors should not create chaos and fear and make people less likely to get involved in the first place,” Carson said in a speech at a Mortgage Bankers Association conference in Denver. [...]

Carson said the FHA and Justice Department are working to clarify the rules so banks won’t have to fear retaliation. The changes would let lenders avoid penalties for immaterial errors rather than for intentional fraud, he said.

"Innocent errors." Sure.