As for congress, we "threw the buns out" in 2006 for what? Congress has done NOTHING but campaign for their horse in the presidential race. ENOUGH of the hearings, there are TOO MANY hearings! Open those Alaskan oil fields!
"The entire commodities market has always been underregulated, while the the stock market has rigorous regulations. Think Hillary Clinton and cattle futures."
Bad example. The alleged cattle trade could not have happened under the rules. The most plausible explanation is a bribe funded by the commodity broker simultaneously going short and long and "allocating" the winner to the Ms. Clinton as the "bag man" [so to speak] for her hubby ... and the loser to an intermediary for the person passing the bribe to the Clintons.
The same sort of nonsense could be done with stocks although it would take a little longer. OTOH maybe she is the world's smartest woman who never went back for more because of the tremendous stress of making all that money.