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Peter your new book is called hidden in plain sight. You remember the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission investigating the cause of the 2,072,008 financial crisis not only democrats but also from the republican appointees what did you see that they didnt . The housing system in the United States fannie mae and freddie mac for quite a while before a lot of background of what has been happening in the housing sector. I was looking for the commission to look into what happened with fannie mae and freddie mac what role they couldve played in the housing crisis and i found the commission was not interested in that. They would not look at it to the degree that i tried to interest them and given all kinds of signals that is not something they would do but my differences with the republicans came from the fact that my view our responsibility on the commission was ....
[inaudible conversations] good afternoon. And welcome to our book forum here at the Cato Institute today for a republic no more Big Government and the rise of american political corruption by jay cost. I am john samples, Vice President and publisher here at the Cato Institute. And i again would like to welcome you to this event today for this very important book. Now, if you have been to book forums before youll notice today our event will proceed in many ways the same as all other book forums have that is, you will hear from some participants and then there will be a question and answer session about 1 00 and then lunch. Also one other thing is like all of our other events please turn all your cell phones now so that we can have the event both in peace and quiet. B ....
Every weekend, booktv offers programming focused on nonfiction authors and books. Keep watching for more here on cspan2. And watch any of our past programs online at booktv. Org. Book of continues with after words. This week peter wallisson discusses his book hidden in plain sight. He argues that Government Housing policies caused the 2008 financial crisis. He is in conversation with the deputy Global Economics editor at the wall street journal. Host peter, you new book is called hidden in plane sight what really caused the world financial crisis and why it could happen again. You were a member on the Inquiry Commission which was investigating the cause of the 0708 crisis you. Dissented not only from the democrats on the committee but also from the republican appointees. What did you see they didnt . Guest i ha ....