Washington Post Helps Senator Corker Spread the Big Lie on Fannie and Freddie

When a newspaper abandons journalistic standards in its news pages one hardly expects to find much commitment to truth on its opinion pages. Therefore it is not surprising that the Washington Post opened its pages to Tennessee Senator Bob Corker to spread the story that government support for homeownership through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac was the cause of the housing bubble.

Corker tells readers:

"During the boom years, the GSEs' affordable housing goals were coupled with a Congress and an ...