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Benton D Struckcheon

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32. Yes, but you could have made all those points in 2008 too.

Tue Apr 30, 2013, 03:53 PM

Apr 2013

Which I know is your point: things haven't really changed. But life as a megabank is a lot tougher now than it was in 2008. They're trying hard not to show how hard it is to their shareholders, but the truth will come out sooner or later. Once it does, there will be a lot of pressure applied to break up. If Brown-Vitter passes, that pressure will become extreme.

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Liberals Only: Rate President Obama's Job Performance [View all] MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 OP

You know, like a few unions, the best owners could hope for nadinbrzezinski Apr 2013 #1

How are you defining liberal here? magellan Apr 2013 #2

Do you think that old people shouldn't be allowed to starve or freeze? MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #8

Excellent. n/t magellan Apr 2013 #19

The narrow range of choices is spot on. mick063 Apr 2013 #3

Oh joy, another leading juvenile poll gcomeau Apr 2013 #4

That's all we get from this OP any more scheming daemons Apr 2013 #17

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+ a million. Hope his dwindling fans are taking notice Number23 Apr 2013 #6

He is a bitter dead-ender, and increasingly irrelevant. MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #13

They are legion. Yes, everyone knows. Absolutely LEGION Number23 Apr 2013 #36

On a related note... Electric Monk Apr 2013 #7

You couldn't be more biased if you were a Tea Party Republican lunatica Apr 2013 #9

Agreed. Unrec. n/t FSogol Apr 2013 #25

Hey Manny ... here's a link to a page with a screen saver for you. JoePhilly Apr 2013 #10

A Republican wouldn't have gotten away with what we have allowed Ruby the Liberal Apr 2013 #11

Nobody with an "R" after his or her name could have EVER gotten away with what Obama has pulled duffyduff Apr 2013 #24

at best a rockerfeller republican dembotoz Apr 2013 #12

Rockefeller as in Nelson was a liberal Republican and a good one duffyduff Apr 2013 #26

Under President Obama, the top rate of tax on interest income has increased by 8.4%, Nye Bevan Apr 2013 #14

But then there's this Fumesucker Apr 2013 #15

The answer is dependant on the definition of banker. NCTraveler Apr 2013 #16

Well, he did ProSense Apr 2013 #18

Simon Johnson, a very astute observer of the megabanks, Benton D Struckcheon Apr 2013 #20

Which is Why I didn't vote for "best they could hope for" zipplewrath Apr 2013 #29

To reply explicitly to the premise of this thread, Benton D Struckcheon Apr 2013 #21

Didn't Holder say he can't really hold big banks responsible? MannyGoldstein Apr 2013 #22

Yes, but you could have made all those points in 2008 too. Benton D Struckcheon Apr 2013 #32

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Too bad we can't recall him duffyduff Apr 2013 #30

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Apr 2013 #27

meh. Where's the trash can icon... Buzz Clik Apr 2013 #28

I don't like the choices but I don't like this presidency, either. Smarmie Doofus Apr 2013 #31

How Many of Manny's 20,000+ Posts Have Been for This Kind of Crap? Indykatie Apr 2013 #33

Manny can't accept that DU doesn't represent the Democratic Party, or the progressive left...... Tarheel_Dem Apr 2013 #35

Oh lookie, a Manny pushpoll. I'm shocked! Shocked, I say! Tarheel_Dem Apr 2013 #34

Well put, "marginal". nt patrice May 2013 #38

There are over 300 million people in this country. There are how many liberals? patrice May 2013 #37