[Chunga85]

Financial innovations are awesome.

[cc2k]

When TARP was first being discussed, I called my then Congress Critter and said the only way that the tax payers should be "purchasing troubled assets" was if the history of those assets were fully investigated and any instances of fraud or misrepresentation were fully prosecuted.

During the S&L crisis, hundreds of people were charged with crimes for their fraudulent practices. So far in this "financial meltdown," I'm not aware of any criminal referrals for any fraud or theft. The banksters just collected the taxpayer money and went on with their business.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Looks like they are about to get swept-up in a Populist wave that may result in televised public floggings live from Yankee Stadium.

[Varsity Flight]

****a $1 billion-plus government civil suit****

And how much did they get in the bailout?

[Lancey Howard]

Yep, the scumbag bankers should be in jail right next to the scumbag deadbeat borrowers.