The game of "blame the blacks" — but more specifically the blacks and the Democrats — is still going strong in conservative circles. Think Progress has a video compilation of several lawmakers and pundits blaming our current economic crisis on the Community Reinvestment Act, a Democratic initiative from the 70s designed to help minorities and lower-income families buy houses. This is despite the fact that economists say our problems were caused by poor regulation and market failure. It's far easier to blame the poor minorities — and Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter — than to take any of the responsibility for their party's policies.