No, we're the morons who keep sending them back.

Pete and repeat are on a boat. Pete falls off..

The stupidest thing about this is that she committed to a zero-down loan in January of 2007....the market in Nor Cal was already far in the pooper by then.

Well... she did lose her home. It's not like she got to keep it without paying. She made some payments, and walked away with nothing.

Subby is an asshat. Anyone can buy a house and not make payments. And lose the house. Didn't see one mention of her getting any special treatment. Like a NYC cop at the crucification, "Move alone, nothing to see here".

Eh, just goes to show that the payraises are actually merited in some cases.

1600 sq ft, 3 bedroom for how much?

I live in the chicago burbs and even I think that is bad!

Richardson, a Democrat, a former Assembly member who was elected to the House last year, bought the 1,600-square-foot, three-bedroom house in January 2007, but soon fell behind in the payments.

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Richardson declared her candidacy for the seat, and soon found herself locked in a hotly contested, and very expensive race for Congress against state Sen. Jenny Oropeza, D-Long Beach.


What with the multiple D's in TFA, I'm going to go way out on a limb and say that this is a district that's been gerrymandered out the wazoo to guarantee minority Democratic representation.

Yep and yep.

Gulper Eel: What with the multiple D's in TFA, I'm going to go way out on a limb and say that this is a district that's been gerrymandered out the wazoo to guarantee minority Democratic representation.

Yep and yep.

While it's pretty much a guarantee that any electoral district in California has been dishonestly drawn, I see nothing particularly egregious about this one. Other than the fact that it gets 3 times as much Federal tax money as it pays out.

Link farked....

Remove all Republicans: Churchill2004: Other than the fact that it gets 3 times as much Federal tax money as it pays out.

Tells me she's doing a good job, especially considering she's fighting against a Republican presidency.

and a democrat congress

This may shed some light on the farked linkLink (new window)

Long Beach resident here (her district - don't blame me, I didn't vote for that biatch)...getting a kick, etc. Anyway, she's denying the original story:

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I bet her ex-husband (Anthony Batts, LBPD Chief) is glad he got out while the getting was good. A friend of mine who knows her well summed it up nicely: "Laura needs to get on her broom and fly away." Doubt he meant all the way to DC, though.

Shrew2u: Long Beach resident here (her district - don't blame me, I didn't vote for that biatch)...getting a kick, etc. Anyway, she's denying the original story:

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FTFM - already in place.

Helmar said that she has never met Richardson personally, but dealt with Richardson through her realtor. The Helmars wound up giving Richardson $15,000 toward closing costs, she said.

And she is still angry over what happened to a home that clearly she never really wanted to leave. "It's kind of silly. You would think people who are making decisions for others would be able to make good decisions for themselves," she said. "She should have known what she could afford and not afford. In this neighborhood, you just don't do that."

Sounds like another winner to manage California's budget.

Churchill2004: While it's pretty much a guarantee that any electoral district in California has been dishonestly drawn, I see nothing particularly egregious about this one.

Those little unexplained jogs in the map you see are where they draw dodgy district lines based on race and/or party registration. And nothing else. If the rest of the district is racially or ideologically monolithic they don't have to gerrymander as much.

Meh, non-story. Even congresscritters are allowed to make mistakes. Especially when it comes to home-finance in a tough market like this.

/DRTFA, but guessing Democrat due headline mention of party