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[quote=marion]DWCAP, a decent, family man does NOT leave a crippled wife. She was a model or former model when he married her, and he left because the horrible car accident she was involved in rendered her “ugly”. His reasons for leaving should be obvious by virtue of who he cheated on her with and subsequently married: Blonde, statuesque, WEALTHY Cindy. An exact replica of “Barbie”.

McCain has as much character and integrity as a street rat. And that’s not to say that some of the dems are any better.[/quote]

I’m worried about McCain myself, but I think ascribing the divorce to his first wife’s accident when the woman herself claims otherwise is a bit unfair. Not to mention that McCain divorced her 17 YEARS! after he returned to find her crippled.

Now he may have left his first wife because she wasn’t young any more, or he hit his midlife crisis, and having an affair and leaving his wife for some other woman doesn’t make him a decent guy, but let’s try to stick to reality without trumping things up.

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[quote=marion]DWCAP, a decent, family man does NOT leave a crippled wife. She was a model or former model when he married her, and he left because the horrible car accident she was involved in rendered her “ugly”. His reasons for leaving should be obvious by virtue of who he cheated on her with and subsequently married: Blonde, statuesque, WEALTHY Cindy. An exact replica of “Barbie”.

McCain has as much character and integrity as a street rat. And that’s not to say that some of the dems are any better.[/quote]

I’m worried about McCain myself, but I think ascribing the divorce to his first wife’s accident when the woman herself claims otherwise is a bit unfair. Not to mention that McCain divorced her 17 YEARS! after he returned to find her crippled.

Now he may have left his first wife because she wasn’t young any more, or he hit his midlife crisis, and having an affair and leaving his wife for some other woman doesn’t make him a decent guy, but let’s try to stick to reality without trumping things up.

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[quote=marion]DWCAP, a decent, family man does NOT leave a crippled wife. She was a model or former model when he married her, and he left because the horrible car accident she was involved in rendered her “ugly”. His reasons for leaving should be obvious by virtue of who he cheated on her with and subsequently married: Blonde, statuesque, WEALTHY Cindy. An exact replica of “Barbie”.

McCain has as much character and integrity as a street rat. And that’s not to say that some of the dems are any better.[/quote]

I’m worried about McCain myself, but I think ascribing the divorce to his first wife’s accident when the woman herself claims otherwise is a bit unfair. Not to mention that McCain divorced her 17 YEARS! after he returned to find her crippled.

Now he may have left his first wife because she wasn’t young any more, or he hit his midlife crisis, and having an affair and leaving his wife for some other woman doesn’t make him a decent guy, but let’s try to stick to reality without trumping things up.

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Davelj,

This is an interesting discussion, and one that’s pretty relevant. To be clear, when you specifiy “mortgage is comparable to your rent (or the rent on a comparable home),” do you mean an interest-only mortgage as you mention in paragraph 3?

So with an interest-only loan, you are basically “renting-with-benefits” (the benefits in this case being the tax savings, so more cash at the end of the year). The downsides are you are responsible for all maintenance costs and you are tied to the home (in the context of job-changes, moving etc).

Of course, one should be sure one can afford the payment when the loan resets to avoid future trouble, as well.

Does this capture the issue fairly well?

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Davelj,

This is an interesting discussion, and one that’s pretty relevant. To be clear, when you specifiy “mortgage is comparable to your rent (or the rent on a comparable home),” do you mean an interest-only mortgage as you mention in paragraph 3?

So with an interest-only loan, you are basically “renting-with-benefits” (the benefits in this case being the tax savings, so more cash at the end of the year). The downsides are you are responsible for all maintenance costs and you are tied to the home (in the context of job-changes, moving etc).

Of course, one should be sure one can afford the payment when the loan resets to avoid future trouble, as well.

Does this capture the issue fairly well?

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Davelj,

This is an interesting discussion, and one that’s pretty relevant. To be clear, when you specifiy “mortgage is comparable to your rent (or the rent on a comparable home),” do you mean an interest-only mortgage as you mention in paragraph 3?

So with an interest-only loan, you are basically “renting-with-benefits” (the benefits in this case being the tax savings, so more cash at the end of the year). The downsides are you are responsible for all maintenance costs and you are tied to the home (in the context of job-changes, moving etc).

Of course, one should be sure one can afford the payment when the loan resets to avoid future trouble, as well.

Does this capture the issue fairly well?

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Davelj,

This is an interesting discussion, and one that’s pretty relevant. To be clear, when you specifiy “mortgage is comparable to your rent (or the rent on a comparable home),” do you mean an interest-only mortgage as you mention in paragraph 3?

So with an interest-only loan, you are basically “renting-with-benefits” (the benefits in this case being the tax savings, so more cash at the end of the year). The downsides are you are responsible for all maintenance costs and you are tied to the home (in the context of job-changes, moving etc).

Of course, one should be sure one can afford the payment when the loan resets to avoid future trouble, as well.

Does this capture the issue fairly well?

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Davelj,

This is an interesting discussion, and one that’s pretty relevant. To be clear, when you specifiy “mortgage is comparable to your rent (or the rent on a comparable home),” do you mean an interest-only mortgage as you mention in paragraph 3?

So with an interest-only loan, you are basically “renting-with-benefits” (the benefits in this case being the tax savings, so more cash at the end of the year). The downsides are you are responsible for all maintenance costs and you are tied to the home (in the context of job-changes, moving etc).

Of course, one should be sure one can afford the payment when the loan resets to avoid future trouble, as well.

Does this capture the issue fairly well?

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This is the house with the cracked foundation. I’d wonder if that small issue was taken care of if not for the overwhelming power of the bonus Sony Bravia.

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This is the house with the cracked foundation. I’d wonder if that small issue was taken care of if not for the overwhelming power of the bonus Sony Bravia.

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This is the house with the cracked foundation. I’d wonder if that small issue was taken care of if not for the overwhelming power of the bonus Sony Bravia.

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This is the house with the cracked foundation. I’d wonder if that small issue was taken care of if not for the overwhelming power of the bonus Sony Bravia.

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This is the house with the cracked foundation. I’d wonder if that small issue was taken care of if not for the overwhelming power of the bonus Sony Bravia.

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WaitingToExhale, I think there are no shadows because it’s a cloudy day.

Then why would the trees and houses all have shadows? I want to believe….

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WaitingToExhale, I think there are no shadows because it’s a cloudy day.

Then why would the trees and houses all have shadows? I want to believe….

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