etting mortgage rates would go a long way in stabilizing this part of the economy. This would be a proposal along the lines of the one put forth by Larry Lindsey and would allow the agencies to refinance all existing mortgages at 4% (or less) for 30 years. The tough political challenge in this solution is tha

illion? How does $1.3 trillion strike you for the cast of President Bush's not- so-excellent Iraq adventure? Well, would you accept $750 billion? Larry Lindsey lost Ins job as the president's economic adviser for estimating $200 billion for Iraq. but that was before a monumentally mismanaged occupation a