A deal breaker

Thanks to David Waters for the touching story about Rachel Kay Stevens, the selfless young woman whose family has lovingly worked with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to create the Rachel Kay Stevens Therapy Center for underserved children with developmental disabilities (“Children’s champion — UT clinic to carry on late therapy student’s life goal,” Feb. 9 column).

I work at The Baddour Center, a

Would it make good sense to elect a real estate broker president of the United States following the worst real estate crises in the history of the nation?

A real estate broker who made millions of dollars self-aggrandizing himself on network television with a weekly program that glamorized wealth? A real estate broker who never came forward once in defense of homeowners who were being preyed upon by unscrupulous lenders?

A real estate broker who has never said a word during his campaign about the subprime disaster or suggested ways to help the millions of Americans who are still struggling with predatory mortgages?

A real estate broker who understands what it means, and just how profitable it can be, to capitalize on the misfortunes of others during a foreclosure crisis?

The homeowners of our nation, and those who were distressed during the crisis, should think very carefully about this before they cast their votes.