So now we're weak on the homeless?

[OmahaBlueDog]

BOTH DEMOCRATIC presidential candidates have spoken at length about the subprime mortgage crisis, offering up detailed plans on how they plan to help people stay in their homes.

But Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama rarely speak about other housing problems that affect urban areas, such as the decline in money for public housing or how to combat homelessness.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/elections/20080404_Clinton__Obama_accused_of_glazing_over_public-housing_issues.html

[Cleita]

1. Since the Great Depression, we did not have institutionalized

homelessness until the Reagan/Bush years. Clinton did very little about it and Bush, Jr.'s neo-con policies have made it worse than ever. There is an FDR fix to it if the next President is willing to step up to the plate and urge Congress on to change the face of America.

[EFerrari]

2. Yes, the Democrats are weak on homelessness Very weak.

The candidates focus on the donating class. Predictable.