Comments on: Economists: Gramm To Blame For The Current Crisis http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/09/20/economists-blame-gramm/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:42:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: osage http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/09/20/economists-blame-gramm/comment-page-1/#comment-2400 osage Sat, 20 Sep 2008 14:23:06 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/09/20/economists-blame-gramm/#comment-2400 Democratic ads should be run with a video/audio of McCain's comment about running the Social Security System like the Banking System along with a video/audio quoting the comments of these economists along with Gramm's criticism of American voters being "whiners". McCain raised the issue of blame by stating he'd fire Cox, so Democrats should let Americans know exactly who is to blame for the banking collapse and how the lack of oversight of the private sector leads to disaster. Democratic ads should be run with a video/audio of McCain’s comment about running the Social Security System like the Banking System along with a video/audio quoting the comments of these economists along with Gramm’s criticism of American voters being “whiners”. McCain raised the issue of blame by stating he’d fire Cox, so Democrats should let Americans know exactly who is to blame for the banking collapse and how the lack of oversight of the private sector leads to disaster.

]]> By: stateofthedivision http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/09/20/economists-blame-gramm/comment-page-1/#comment-2398 stateofthedivision Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:57:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/09/20/economists-blame-gramm/#comment-2398 While McCon points fingers at Obama's relationships to past Fannie Mae CEO's Johnson & Raines, Ragin' Arizona has his own ties. Kenneth Duberstein served on the Fannie Board from 1998-2007. He Chaired the Assets & Liabilities Committee. During his term, the Board approved severance agreements with both CEO's. I'm glad some of these backroom names are coming out. Citizens have a chance to see how corrupt and incestuous our federal bureaucracy is. The good ole boys know how to look after each other. While McCon points fingers at Obama’s relationships to past Fannie Mae CEO’s Johnson & Raines, Ragin’ Arizona has his own ties.

Kenneth Duberstein served on the Fannie Board from 1998-2007. He Chaired the Assets & Liabilities Committee. During his term, the Board approved severance agreements with both CEO’s.

I’m glad some of these backroom names are coming out. Citizens have a chance to see how corrupt and incestuous our federal bureaucracy is. The good ole boys know how to look after each other.

]]> By: stateofthedivision http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2008/09/20/economists-blame-gramm/comment-page-1/#comment-2396 stateofthedivision Sat, 20 Sep 2008 13:51:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/wonkroom/2008/09/20/economists-blame-gramm/#comment-2396 The Bush team couldn't do a root cause a-nalysis if it's veritable life depended on it. The Republican <em>F Troop </em>is headed by retired General Gramm, and staffed by Paulson and Bernake. They sold rubber arrows as financial protection. Now that institutions hold worthless instruments, the taxpayer gets to buy them back. Simply amazing. With a choice of war or health care, I have to buy some investment banks worthless paper? A pox on all their houses, the White House, the Capital, etc.... The Bush team couldn’t do a root cause a-nalysis if it’s veritable life depended on it.

The Republican F Troop is headed by retired General Gramm, and staffed by Paulson and Bernake.

They sold rubber arrows as financial protection. Now that institutions hold worthless instruments, the taxpayer gets to buy them back. Simply amazing.

With a choice of war or health care, I have to buy some investment banks worthless paper? A pox on all their houses, the White House, the Capital, etc….

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