I mean, Monica..were you surprised, cyrena, that you fell in love with Pres. Obama??

cyrena, you know that this has nothing to do with the issue, and, as if it were any of your business, ai am moving and taking a job in three months. ([part time)

Why dont you concentrate on substantive arguments and PROOF as you always ask for. All you seem to try to do is defend Obama and make enemies. Maybe you think that that is fun. Apparently.

You could say that that ‘hand feeds me”, IF you ignore that they stole my fucking pension. I did NOT come from Wall St. NOne of the money I’ve ever earned , nor obtained camne from there.

You make a fool of yourself over Obama…

Re NYT “. . . the hedge fund industry has significant influence on Capitol Hill and has shown that it can defeat proposals it finds onerous. . . many of the most prominent ones are expected to oppose efforts to require them to provide what they consider proprietary information. . .”

It has become blatantly obvious there are too many criminals running amuck in these hedge fund companies. If Capital Hill continues to support “deregulation” for the hedge fund industry, it shows that Capital Hill is a willing co-conspirator of criminal activity, and they should be prosecuted alongside their partners in crime.

Up until a few decades ago, people who weren’t rich used the word “capitalist” to refer to those who were.  Now, “capitalist” cannot be used to describe anyone, lest the user be accused of being a socialist.

I would hope that our military budget not be referred to as a defense budget.  It has nothing to do with defense.  Our military forces are not used as defense, but as mercenaries for global corporations.

There aren’t any real U.S. corporations anymore, nor any corporate U.S. patriotism. i.e. Halliburton has moved its headquarters to Dubai, and stashes its profits from the U.S.tax payer into offshore accounts so it doesn’t pay U.S. taxes.

Speaking of which, as this article makes clear, we, the potential socialists, are now going to provide stability for global markets, through TARP and the soon to come regulatory changes. Evidently, by giving the capitalists, through the Federal Reserve, complete access and control of every cent we earn.  Thanks for the change,  president Obama. YES WE CAN.

“It is the fault of both parties , who refused to reign in the hand that feeds them.”

Kelphi,

Might not this be the SAME hand that FEEDS YOU?

When’s the last time you actually EARNED your money or paid taxes on any of it. I’m not happy about paying my money to Wall Street Bankers, and I’m even less happy about you feeding at the public trough.

The Fed is private. Blind leading the blind.

Why are Summers and Bernanke and Paulson and Bush and Cheney and Rummy and Rice and Dodd and Rangel and Pelosi and McCain and on and on , ad nauseum—not in jail?

We need “term limits” to start now. Everyone go to jail. Start over.

(Then) Sen. Onama voted for the Bailout , with no conditions on it. Almost all Dem sdid. If Pelosi had let Kucinich’s amendments (or Reid had let Sanders) , we wouldve have some means of regulations and recovery. It is the fault of both parties , who refused to reign in the hand that feeds them.

They didnt do it then, and, they wont do it now.

The FED?! Are you fricking serious??

We elected Obama to continue our government by the rich, for the rich, and of the rich.  Since 1789, that’s our form of government.  It’s the rich against the rest of us, and, as G.K. Chesterton pointed out, “The rich are the scum of the earth in every country.” 

Our tree of liberty cries out for its manure, but no one hears.

It’s very troubling that ‘now’, after all this mess and waisted time, Obama is maybe getting it. In my view, the problem has been and is the fault of the Three Blind Mice: Geithner-Summers-Bernanke. Most disturbing is that Obama was warned these were the wrong guys for the job back in November of last year, or sooner.

Why that’s a lovely plan, fix the problem of little to no regulation by giving the Federal Reserve more regulatory power…as if it were actually a federal agency.

Since the problem was private banking interests run amok, the only logical solution must be to give private banking interests more authority.

I get it.  Thank God that a bright new day has dawned on America.

Quickest Remedy to Greed- Prosecution. RICO, Economic Treason and Crimes against humanity. Lop the head off one of these treasonous ‘Trickle Down’/Deregulator criminals and watch how fast Ethics and morals return to Business models and mission statements…Just one, How about Greenspan- the King of “let them eat cake” and Kick the Can.
‘flaw’ my ass- anyone who has ever studied the fall of empires knows that when all resources and wealth are siphoned off and hoarded by the few upper echelon, a nation falls. Beyond that who did not see the obvious connection between that economic scam and that which our ancestors fought a Revolutionary War to Free US from? It’s clearly revealed in it’s updated name “Trickle” (dribble,exclude, very slowly) “Down” ( beneath, sagging, sliding, inferior) not only where the masses reside, but also designates the social Ranking.Feudalistic Cast System???
A nations Wealth is build on those who actually produce or provide services.Not the Elite,or paper pushers or middlemen- they merely siphon off the transaction between producer and consumer. Commerce was Developed long before managers, CEO’s and WallStreet were ever conceived ,and it will survive long after they are brought down. Let’s see how the ‘Best & Brightest’ fair in a Real Free market of products and services. let’s see how many consumers will pay for their ‘Talents’- now that’s the Free market forces which levels out the valued vs the non valued. Seems the only talent these folks have is for swindling and siphoning off those who provide a valueable commodity and those who wish to purchase that commodity. Parasites.