The rush of socialist enthusiasm ended dangerously exploitative conditions in heavy industry, rebuilt lousy housing and established a free-to-all medical service.
I ask because I've heard that a lot more people are unbothered by the lousy housing market than most of us think.
Our house is lousy with tablets, and the wireless almost groans under the load of all the surfing, listening and downloading we do.
("Get outta my house, you lousy Weinhausers!") Such snobbery remained alive and well when the Darsts moved to the New York suburb Bronxville, which, she says archly, had stores for dads that sold pink corduroys.
And for those who have walked away from a shooting, like Torres, if there are no jobs, or lousy schools, or decrepit housing, what's to keep them from drifting back into their former lives?
Any relief for foreclosure victims, in particular those who truly are victims, is probably a good thing given America's lousy economy and terrible housing situation.
Dodd had decided that the Fed had done such a lousy job ignoring the housing bubble and failing to crack down on predatory lending in the mortgage market that it shouldn't be given a second chance.
He added: "Best Buy remains the best house on a lousy block".
