Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Momo fuku

The Momo part refers to "mortgage moms" as reported in the Washington Post: Mortgage Moms' May Star in Midterm Vote.

The meaning of the second should be self-evident after reading the following:

Life is cramped at the Condit household. Dale and Sharon Condit and their two young sons need more room but can't seem to sell their current home -- on the market now for three months.

In a year when politics is being roiled by angry debates over the Iraq war and immigration, it might seem odd to imagine the midterm elections being waged over square footage and closet space. But these are parts of a lifestyle that Sharon Condit, a deputy clerk of court, describes as dogged by a sense of limits: "We have dreams of this future, but we can't get it right now."

A less obvious but powerful variable is the interest paid by people carrying credit card debt or mortgages whose monthly payments vary with interest rates. People buffeted by these trends have given rise to a new and volatile voting block.

This year could mark the emergence of what might be called mortgage moms -- voters whose sense of well-being is freighted with anxiety about their families' financial squeeze.


I too have a dream of a future, a future where retards like you can't get loans for mortgages they can't afford.

Did the politicians hold a gun to your head to make you get the mortgage? Did they make you max out your credit cards? Can the politicians buy your house at your absurdly inflated price?

You speculated, you lost, and now you must pay the price for your foolishness.

And, why in fuck's name are journalists bandying about this bullshit?

1 comment:

ShockingSchadenfreude said...

For those not "in the know", Momofuku is a popular noodle bar in the East Village.