[sinkspur]

When in hell did Robert Rubin "calm the nation"?

That's the stupidest thing I've read in a long time.

[hopespringseternal]

When in hell did Robert Rubin "calm the nation"?

In a random poll, could more than 10% even tell you who Robert Rubin is?

[Zack Nguyen]

The "calming" effect Robert Rubin had, I suspect, was to tell Wall Street preciely what they wanted to hear when they wanted to hear it. Wall St. opened their wallets come election time.