US banks Citigroup and Merrill Lynch reveal fresh $15bn loss

Times of London ^ | 04/13/08 | Iain Dey

[WilliamofCarmichael]

RE: getting "the American voter outraged at Wall Street thievery [could elect a Rat]"

As someone who knew rural Democrat (Bible and gun hugging xenophobes, ya know) backers of Joe McCarthy, working-class Goldwater conservatives, and working-class Reagan Democrats -- I must question that assumption.

Even in the days when Americans -- not like the Rats of today who have moved beyond being Americans -- ran the Democratic Party we working-class conservatives -- and nary a Republican Party member among us -- voted conservative especially on issues of communism.

Today it's radical Islam and the need to defend against it "over there." There are a host of domestic issues that move sane voters to vote conservative.

I do not believe that the average voter says, "If Wall Street does something disagreeable I am going to blame conservatives."

[AndyJackson]

If Wall Street does something disagreeable I am going to blame conservatives

There is nothing "conservative" about a loose monetary policy.

[DeaconBenjamin]

You’ve got to admit, this time when someone says no one will ever again buy a NYC security, it’s going to sound really convincing.

[AFreeBird]

Always hated Citibank.

When they bought up the Sears card, I canceled it.

[groanup]

Whatever it is ..... You wise guys will rue the day your moronic greed got Obama elected.

I'll start giving away the biggest slice of leftover cake and take the smaller one for myself. Will that help?

You should read some Ayn Rand.

[groanup]

There is nothing "conservative" about a loose monetary policy.

Huh? Only tight policy? It's only conservative policy that popped the dot com bubble? Caused the Orange County bankruptcy? Caused the sub prime crash? The 1987 crash? All of those were caused by tight monetary policy.

[groanup]

Maybe we shouldn't tell him the cap is $102,000?

Or maybe he's never out-earned the cap.

[Toddsterpatriot]

Shhhhhhh.......you mean rich guy.

[AndyJackson]

You should read some Ayn Rand.

That's funny. Never had you pegged as a Randian. Followers of Rand usually believe in the gold standard. Greenspan did, until he didn't.

[AndyJackson]

It's only conservative policy that popped the dot com bubble? Caused the Orange County bankruptcy? Caused the sub prime crash? The 1987 crash? All of those were caused by tight monetary policy.

Sure got your goat. The cause of the Orange County bankruptcy was foolish speculation with the public's money.

[dennisw]

Maybe we shouldn't tell him the cap is $102,000?

Or maybe he's never out-earned the cap.

So if you are making above that $102,000 SS cap then Obama is going to ream out your wise ass and the person you can blame is the one you see in the mirror At least he'll try to. I've seen his published remarks saying so. Think it was with Maria Bartiromo. Actually I don't think Obama can get it through Congress but he would raise the cap dramatically. Maybe double it

[dennisw]

Shhhhhhh.......you mean rich guy.

Rich nor rich? All I know is you are an utter moron when it comes to trade deficits. The lamest kind of free trade libertarianism that verges on traitorousness. But then you only imitate the Bush administration that cares not a whit about trade deficits with China and Muslim oil producers

[groanup]

Followers of Rand usually believe in the gold standard.

Now you're buttonholing Rand. Good grief.

[groanup]

The cause of the Orange County bankruptcy was foolish speculation with the public's money.

But the bomb dropped when the Fed went to "conservative" monetary policy according to you.

[groanup]

So if you are making above that $102,000 SS cap then Obama is going to ream out your wise ass and the person you can blame is the one you see in the mirror

Let' see. I'm planning on voting for McCain. So how would the increased cap on SS be my fault? Oh, I get it now. I make too much money to suit DennisW.

[LomanBill]

Well said. Veritas Honor.

[AndyJackson]

But the bomb dropped when the Fed went to "conservative" monetary policy according to you.

First you are putting words in my mouth. Second, I have no idea what you think you are taling about.