[dragnet2]

What was the emergency?

yuk yuk...

[AndyJackson]

A bunch of bankers made so many bad investments that they were in danger not only of taking down the banking system, but, even worse, they would lose their bonus pool and the chump change they use to ensure the reelection of the vaunted patriots who are running our affairs in DC.

This was such an unprecedented crisis, that they were not even embarassed when they blackmailed the government into bailing them out, while retaining their bonuses. We are all better off for having a banking system, even one like this. Fellow freepers assure me of this and I believe them.