Another hypocritical democratic finger-o-shame. Doesn't matter if it's Bill Clinton or Obama, the fingers' are writing checks the deeds can't cash.
On Jan 30, 10:32 am, Justice <[email protected]> wrote: > Nope -- I do not agree at all. > > Obama is saying that what they did was shameful. He had no control > over how they spent their Tarp I money. > > It was deal worked out by the Bush Administration. Recall that > Paulsen brought a 3 page piece of paper to Congress asking for $750 > billion dollars over which he would administer all funds and with a > blank check. > > The Democratic Congress backed him -- the republicans did not. They > attached a few provisions, transparency and demands for lending, > neither of which were followed. > > And now they are spending the remaining funds in bonuses. There is > nothing that Obama can do but try to shame them since Paulsen didn't > try to force them to follow the rules, and since transparency is only > available to us when a few brave people buck the system. > > Things will be different now. They won't be given money again without > strict guidelines and punishments attached if they can't do their > jobs. > \ > It's disgraceful that grown men of Industry -- republicans all -- must > be told that spending taxpayer money on bonuses is the wrong thing to > do. > > On Jan 29, 10:34 pm, "Sumerian.." <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Obama is trying to tell WallStreet, that they must have paid them quietly. > > That is all. Never expect more. > > S1000+http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/090129/obama_bonuses.html > > > > > > AP > > > Obama calls $18B in Wall Street bonuses 'shameful' > > Thursday January 29, 7:18 pm ET > > By Ben Feller, Associated Press Writer > > > Not mincing words, Obama says $18B in bonuses to Wall Street bankers is > > 'shameful' > > > > > WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama issued a withering critique > > Thursday of Wall Street corporate behavior, calling it "the height of > > irresponsibility" for employees to be paid more than $18 billion in bonuses > > last year while their crumbling financial sector received a bailout from > > taxpayers. > > > > > var YAHOO = YAHOO || {};YAHOO.RT = YAHOO.RT || {};YAHOO.RT.ADS = > > YAHOO.RT.ADS || {};function rtAd_endTime(fName){var et = fName + > > "_endTime";YAHOO.RT.ADS[et] = Number(new Date());}function > > rtAd_startTime(){this.fName = "";this.url = "";this.startTime = > > function(){var fr = document.getElementById(this.fName);if(fr) {var st = > > this.fName + "_startTime";YAHOO.RT.ADS[st] = Number(new > > Date());fr.src=this.url;}}}function rtAd_write(content, adurl, > > id){document.write(content);YAHOO.RT.ADS['startTimeObj_'+id] = new > > rtAd_startTime();YAHOO.RT.ADS['startTimeObj_'+id].fName = > > id;YAHOO.RT.ADS['startTimeObj_'+id].url = > > adurl;window.setTimeout("YAHOO.RT.ADS['startTimeObj_"+id+"'].startTime()", > > 1);} > > var ran = Number(new Date());var rt_ad_content =''; > > var rt_ad_id = "rt_id_"+ran; > > var rt_ad_url = "..."; > > rtAd_write(rt_ad_content, rt_ad_url, rt_ad_id); > > > if(window.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); > > window.yzq_d['4ZG7MkwNBls-']='&U=13fe4jqrr%2fN%3d4ZG7MkwNBls-%2fC%3d720070.13254706.13389224.1435155%2fD%3dLREC%2fB%3d5607557%2fV%3d1'; > > > "It is shameful," Obama said from the Oval Office. "And part of what we're > > going to need is for the folks on Wall Street who are asking for help to > > show some restraint, and show some discipline, and show some sense of > > responsibility." > > > ======= > > > S1000+ > > > =======- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
