If you’re not inclined to read all of Rep. Issa’s 67-page report on ACORN and SEIU, I dig into it here. It’s shocking and depressing reading. If Issa really has everything he seems to have, then there should be prosecutions.

But I was a bit put out by the Republicans’ kitchen-sink approach, trying to blame ACORN for the subprime meltdown and whining about the organization’s political tactics. I have no doubt that ACORN used the Community Reinvestment Act as a weapon; I also know that Republicans had years to repeal that act and did not do so. Likewise, ACORN was a minor player in the subprime bubble; Congress was a major one. Better to keep following the money and keep the focus on possible criminal acts; politics ain’t beanbag, and neither is real estate.