Cory Versus The Bank

My good friend and fellow lefty blogger, Cory Liebmann, has hit upon tough times, like the majority of us. Worst yet, he is now being victimized by Bank of America and all of their unethical dealings. In part of his effort to fight back, he's taking it public:

I bought my first home in 2001 via a VA Loan. Over that time I've weathered a job slow down, a job loss, the bank induced Great Recession and so much more. Now after over a decade of being a good homeowner, I'm facing the very real prospect of being homeless.

This process is demeaning, frightening and deeply humiliating. Sharing it openly is the only way that I can try to cope with it.

I don't know if I will make it through but I am using this space to detail my own struggles to save my home from a Bank of America foreclosure. I hope it helps give policy makers, wonks and other advocates a real and unvarnished view.

We at Cog Dis wish Cory the best of luck and give 'em hell!

WEAC Makes More Choices Regarding Who To Hop In Bed With

Back in February, WEAC made a last ditch effort to appease the Fitzwalkerstan regime by surrendering just about everything.  As one could imagine, that didn't quite sit well with its members.  Judging from my Twitter feed, the teachers still aren't too thrilled.

I think they'll be even less pleased with their union when they find out that, in preparation of the possibility of Scott Walker's union busting bill ever making to enactment, might have contracted with Bank of America to collect and  deposit the dues from its members.

I can understand there concern about how to collect the dues. That's a given. I can sort of understand their need to contract out for this service, although I would have thought the Educators Credit Union would've been the natural choice, unless they weren't equipped to do this job.

But what I don't understand is why WEAC would pick such an obviously poor corporate member of society to do with business with. Was it because Halliburton and Wackenhut weren't interested?

It is my understanding that BoA was the least expensive but that doesn't justify giving its members money to this organization when they are part of the problem.

Perhaps it's time for the members of WEAC to take a hard look at that leadership as well.