For one aldante, my comment wasn’t directed at you, it was directed at markmax. I don’t think you’ve expressed the same kind of faulty logic that he has.
I don’t think my research is any better than his. I haven’t dismissed any evidence. I don’t throw evidence out because it doesn’t support my conclusion. To the contrary, I’d welcome evidence that makes me change my opinion. But I think the evidence that I’ve seen, including all that’s been presented here on the points we’re discussing, leads to a logical conclusion. And that opinion is that the GSE’s had no more than a minor role in the housing bubble and bust.