Trying out this blog thing.
FROM POLITICO www.politico.com/...
Billionaire CEO steps out of the shadows telling us something we already know:
The head of Goldman Sachs said on Wednesday that Bernie Sanders' insurgent candidacy "has the potential to be a dangerous moment."
But he added that Sanders' attacks on the "billionaire class" and bankers could be dangerous.
“It has the potential to personalize it, it has the potential to be a dangerous moment. Not just for Wall Street not just for the people who are particularly targeted but for anybody who is a little bit out of line,” Blankfein said. “It’s a liability to say I’m going to compromise I’m going to get one millimeter off the extreme position I have and if you do you have to back track and swear to people that you’ll never compromise. It’s just incredible. It’s a moment in history.”
Blankfein is a long-time friend and donor to the Clinton Family. He hasn’t endorsed Hillary so far saying only:
“I don’t want to help or hurt anybody by giving them an endorsement."
That’s OK Mr. Goldman Sachs, you’ve said plenty.
Thursday, Feb 4, 2016 · 2:20:34 AM +00:00 · Bethany James Winn
Big thanks to Don Midwest for the tip! :)
Elizabeth Warren rides in on a shining armored horse!
FROM International Business Times: www.ibtimes.com/…
Senator Warren calls Blankfein out:
“When Blankfein says that criticizing those who break the rules is dangerous to the economy, then he’s just repeating another variation of ‘too big to fail,’ ‘too big to jail,’ 'too big even to prosecute,'” she said. “That tells you here we are, seven years after the crisis and these guys still don’t get it. Seven years. That crisis cost an estimated $14 trillion, it cost jobs, it cost homes, it cost retirement funds. And Lloyd Blankfein stands up and says ‘Don’t even criticize me, I ran a company that was right at the heart of some of the biggest financial frauds in history and made money off it, but don’t you dare criticize me.’ That’s his position? That’s why we need voters to get really engaged.”