Pigs Fighting at the Bailout Trough

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Monday September 22, 2008 · 9:11 AM PDT

2008/09/22 · 09:11

While the battle plays out for public opinion and in Congress on what the Wall Street Bailout will look like, banks and financial services firms and their lobbyists are already trying to get their hands on more of the taxpayers goodies.

Just since the idea of a bailout was floated, Paulson has already expanded the request to include foreign-based subsidiaries of American financial firms and to expand the list of assets eligible to include securities backed by credit cards and car loans. Anyone have an estimate on the size of those markets?

Now an article in the New York Times tells us that financial firms and banks are all asking for their own little spot at the slop bucket.

More of this sickening display over the bubble...

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Friday September 05, 2008 · 2:09 PM PDT

2008/09/05 · 14:09

Let's all take a step back from the Palinpalooza for a moment and take a look at the disastrous real world results of Bush/McCain economic policies.

The economy is still the #1 issue on voters minds. This is the issue that Democrats should hit hard on to win this election. The economy continues to worsen and McCain is offering the same failed Republican policies that have gotten us where we are today.

A snapshot of the state of U.S. and world economies does not paint a pretty picture.

Follow me over the jump, my friends, but I warn you - it is ugly.

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Wednesday March 21, 2007 · 10:27 AM PDT

2007/03/21 · 10:27

All kinds of interesting slime is oozing out of the documents from the DOJ jump. I'd like to highlight just one little tidbit.

From Section 7-8 page 8
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An interesting revelation in email correspondence between John Griffin, Rove's little buddy, (currently the "interim" USA in Arkansas because it was "important to Karl and Harriet")and Monica Goodling at DOJ:

(Follow me below the fold, please)

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