On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Doug Henwood <[email protected]> wrote: >> In other words, you will take every datum and interpret it in the most >> cynical way possible until it conforms to your pre-conceived idea that >> Obama is irredeemably a stooge for the rich? > > It was a friend who works for a hedge fund who pointed out the loophole to > me, but it makes perfect sense. He wants to score political points by > appearing "populist" while not actually stepping on any Gucci-clad toes.
Doug, Come on. Of course it has loopholes. It is tautological that any law ever written has loopholes in it. That is why we have courts, to interpret these things (or in this case regulators). Why assume the worst possible intentions for the regulators at the very start? You seem to think this is some kabuki theater. I don't think so. That would be way too risky. And way too subtle for a gang of bozos who are too dumb not to say obviously ridiculous things like they are doing "God's work". Can you not see how much courage it takes for Obama to openly take on the financiers? After all he did take a whole lot of campaign money from them etc. The last time someone tried anything like this (FDR), I believe there was serious talk of a military coup in DC. And FDR was a rich, white guy. -raghu. -- Egosexual: Being turned on reading Ayn Rand. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
