Really ironic considering this story about mass layoffs at the NY Slimes broke today.
THE WORST OF TIMES (1st ever mass layoff of Journalists at NY Times)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2006831/posts
They were corrupt.
They deserved to go down.
Also, there is no inappropriate time for bringing legal actions against criminals.
If Citibank or Bear-Stearns or Countrywide or anyone else did something illegal then they need to be brought into the courts, regardless of the predicted effects on the economy.
In the long run rooting corruption out of the economic system will only work to all our benefit.
Great links at the original article site!