But by them telling you that they won't do a double close, but may end up wholesaling it some day, to me seems akin to: "how do you know when a politician is lying"?

This fear is fed by politicians beating the drum of "lawsuit abuse" and "dirty trial lawyers".

The Windy City - although not because it is windy, but because our politicians were (actually still are) full of so much hot air.

There are signs all over used by politicians and other businesses.  

It's like the crazy left wing SF politicians: they do everything to limit market rate housing, as they inadvertently help increase values on existing properties.

You see, that unnecessary war that will cost our country more than $5 Trillion (and the lives of thousands of soldiers) generated a great number of high-priced military contracts for companies that were owned in part by the very politicians that made the decision to go to war (our President and Vice-President).

I, personally, arrested 6 East Indian terrorists who came across the US Mexican border with the intention of assassinating an Indian politician who was in Los Angeles giving a speech.

Hope this translates in time to more fiscally conservative politicians.

Now, find me one politician (I don't care right, left up or down) that is willing openly to cut any of those programs...

I suspect you would have made an AMAZING politician based on the way you react to adversity.I won't stoop to your childish level, but I will say that you have demonstrated EXACTLY what I was trying to warn others about.