I was searching for footage of Debbie Stabenow on the first season of Temptation Island, but this is as close as I could come.
Tag Archives: Wall Street bailouts
Because I haven’t the energy to write anything tonight that’s even remotely interesting… I give you a 19 year old Jennifer Granholm on the Dating Game
Posted in Michigan, Politics, Pop Culture Also tagged 1978, Dating Game, Federal Reserve, fiscal policy, fiscal responsibility, inflation, Jennifer Granholm, QE, stimulus, Wall Street 26 Comments
A modest proposal…
I know we can’t arrest everyone who had a hand in the pervasive Wall Street culture of greed that nearly sent our country spiraling into another Great Depression, but that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t let everyone off the hook so that they can do it again. I suggest we follow the advice of Eliot […]
Posted in Economics, Politics Also tagged credit default swaps, Eliot Spitzer, Goldman Sachs, Great Depression, Lloyd Blankfein, Wall Street 15 Comments
Matt Taibbi writes another great article that will outrage people, and ultimately make no difference
Every time I read a new article by Matt Taibbi, it occurs to me that I should probably stop making blanket statements about the poor state of American investigative journalism. I don’t say it enough, but I’m incredibly thankful that he’s out there, exploring that fertile strip of territory between those cultivated so successfully by […]
Posted in Corporate Crime, Economics Also tagged audit the Federal Reserve, bailout, banking reform, Ben Bernanke, Bernie Sanders, Christy Mack, class warfare, corporate socialism, corporate welfare, federal budget, Federal Reserve, Goldman Sachs, Hunter S. Thompson, indignation, John Mack, Matt Taibbi, Morgan Stanley, people who should be in prison, Peter Karches, Susan Karches, TALF, TARP, Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility, threats of violence, Timothy Geithner, treason, Warren Gunnels, Waterfall TALF Opportunity 6 Comments