As we look to work through the turmoil in our financial markets, Barack Obama's speech before the leaders of Wall Street in September 2007 deserves increased attention. Obama's prescient words -- delivered right at the Wall Street high flyers who have done their part to put us in this tailspin -- remind us that the troubles of our economy are more deeply rooted in corporate greed and hyperactive capitalization than in anything else.
This is a compelling (and for undecideds out there, bite-size) excerpt from the speech, calling on those who profit from the system to stand accountable for the fate of less fortunate neighbors and fellow citizens.
Please forward it along. And ask your undecided friends and neighbors: has McCain ever raised any warning signs like this one? Does he have the wisdom and foresight to prepare our country for the long, tough road of recovery ahead? Has he stood before Wall Street and exhibited true leadership? No, no, and no.
"A country in which only a few prosper is antithetical to our ideals and our democracy." Barack Obama, Wall Street, September 2007.