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Okay ladies...errr..I mean WOMEN..I am one of you..53..in a male industry...and I say..get over it...of course,..if a boss shows you his dong..and says kiss it or I'll fire you...that IS worthy of jail time... but if I had a dollar for every naughty joke or lewd commend I've heard...well..I'd be sitting on a beach in the Caribbean....

I saw a young woman slug a man (hard but in jest)..on his arm..can you IMAGINE if he hit her back.."in jest"...I looked at her and said..you cannot have it both ways...

re Gloria...she had potential..but only took on the "celebrity cases"...my sister..at age 55 was terminated after building an office from scratch...I called Gloria's office...but...my sister is a nobody..ergo..sorry...we pass...(and it's actually a no-brainer to win this one!)..

Like Hillary..gloris is an embarrassment to me..as a woman... posted 04/16/2008 at 08:59:26

hmmm..so much for McHillary claiming he's not in touch with REAL AMERICANS posted 04/15/2008 at 22:52:37

IMO's..great St. Louis style pizza..

I started using "McHillary"...about 2 weeks ago...ahead of my time..AGAIN. posted 04/15/2008 at 22:50:46

DUH...Annin..of COURSE Obama is accountable for anything he says..but try this ...LISTEN...he addresses what he says...doesn't say (or have his spouse say)..."oh..he was tired"..

he accepts...moves on....no bullshit....I am so sick of the Clintons (yes..I voted for bill c twice)..I could spit...

McHillary...bye bye... I'm mad as Hell...and won't take it anymore... posted 04/15/2008 at 23:02:34

Childfilmwannabe a legend...you've GOT to get a life..

Sen. Hart..I certainly hope you discard the iodiotic nonsequiturs from this site and your thoughtful post.
Yes..the clinton/mccain machine (I find it difficult to separate the two)...jump on shit...hoping to make wine; instead..just getting stinky..

I don't care of Carter meets with Hamas...he is NOT president..and my gawd..someone has to...remember..CARTER kept Begin AND Sadat at Camp David UNTIL they signed a peace accord!..

give him a little credit..and recently ...I don't think it was Olmert, but some high ranking Israeli officicial ALSO said...they were creating a society like S. Africa's past aparteid in the Palestinian territory..so ..Jimmy did NOT say it first..

Obama is so smart and good..that mchillary just has to create nothing from...well..nothing...lies, fabrications..anything to win..at any cost.. yes..the fireman who starts the fire...so s/he can save us..

I suggest we just start using the name McHillary...simplifies it...n'est pas? posted 04/15/2008 at 08:16:34

syco...he euphemized the n word..to boy... jeezus..I HATE it when the white men in the office use the word "girls" for WOMEN...I'm 53...and (sadly)...haven't been a "girl" for 33 years!...they don't mean to be offensive..they are just idiots.. the difference is..they are not ELECTED officials..

"boy" is derogatory...period..end of story... posted 04/15/2008 at 08:37:36

aka...love you short...to the point...comment...thanks for a smile on my face in spite of the scariness of a man that would make us long for a return to Dubya!...

What does Russ Feingold have to say about his co-sponsor on this bill? anything? posted 04/15/2008 at 08:41:28

Purple...I've read your comments before..and like your words..I too...a TOTAL Hilary demographic...I am a 53 year old white woman..in a male dominated industry..and yes..I "still" feel the sting of misogyny and sexism...that does NOT mean all men are sexist...

I, sadly, believe, that HIllary and Bill are simply too power hungry..that they do what they do...not for "us" but for themselves.. winning at any cost is not my idea winning.

this is what I foresee...if Hillary cannot get the democrats nomination..she really DOES want McCain to win..knowing he will be a one term president (like George H. W.)...ahhh...THEN she will come back and save us...demanding penance from those of us who do not support her.... it is rovian/machiavellian politics at its acme..

The Clintons define disfunctional...you really want her answering the phone at 3...especially when she looks over and bill's head is NOT on the pillow next to her? me thinks not..


Obama, certainly not perfect, is at the very least "change", "hope" ...and I am NOT too old to be an Obama girl... posted 04/14/2008 at 08:55:22

Researcher....you are right on... recalling the golden years of reagan...trickle down..yup..we got the piss that ran down dr. laffer's leg...we told it was good...and drank it up..

I don't care if someone is a gazillinnaire..success does NOT make them elitist..what they DO with thier $$..that is the key...the Clintons could have just forked over 10% of their money and friggin paid for the children's health plan that was defeated... McCain could fund 100's of schools with computers, SEcURITY guards...get decent books for these kids...

I used to study Latin Amercian politics..and was amazed how every Mexican President entered that office middle class..and somehow..was RICH RICH RICH when they left... must remember to ask bill clinton about that...he's got the inside scoop..

Americans are still buying into it..jeezuz..mccain "could" win... hear this..if ms. clinton gets the nomination...I will NOT vote for her...of course, I will not vote for Mccain... but neither represents me..
I will write in either Barak or Al gore...maybe both....


Please american...wake up...it's not too late... posted 04/14/2008 at 08:25:12

yako...I agree with you...it would have been THEEE perfect place for either "bubba" or some crazed islamic nutjob (mad about Obama choosing Christianity)...to replicate the horror of that day 40 years ago.

And yes..it would have been a cheap publicity shot..and Obama would have been crucified in the faux press for such an act...

The author needs to get over it...and realize that ACTION is more important than a photo op. posted 04/05/2008 at 10:28:22

Beach Bum...do you also pull the wings off flies? perhaps use a magnifying glass over an anthill... beat your wife? just go surfing dude...get a life. posted 04/05/2008 at 10:41:29

How sad that you had to go through all that over the "act" of sharing in Jesus life and death...
I have to say that MY church (presbyterian)..doesn't give a hoot if you're catholic, lutheran, mormon or WHATEVER...open communion to anyone who wants to partake...

I'm glad the Cardinal had a sense of humor and humanity... really silly stuff given than we were in Viet Nam..Newark was burning as was Watts...

Peace. posted 04/05/2008 at 10:39:21

Neil...sadly...you are a dreamer..the first to go will be the secretaries... I just read on a news flash that JPMORGAN..put top Bear Stearns millionnaire shitheads on their executive levels...the same idiots who invented snake oil-type hybrids, CDO's etc... no the multi millionnaires are safe in their upper east side condos... you wrote :

"As is suggested by Bear Stearns, I believe the problem faced by financial institutions is capital, or lack thereof"

Hey..they had enough capital to give multi million dollar bonuses in Dec.to their Wharton MBA's...

Am I the only one who wants these prigs to go to PRISON? They brought down a GLOBAL economy...

Also, sadly..we are greedy..as stockholders..we WANT those nice PE/rations..many will talk liberal...but when their Merrill Lynch stock sits there for a year or two...they will DEMAND cost-cutting..never thinking that means some poor schmuck's job... posted 04/06/2008 at 07:49:51

Yeah.."if" we pulled out of Viet Nam..the "domino" theory of communism..my GAWD..the Chinese would take over... rather sad isn't it..that today..we owe the Chinese government so much money...buy their goods... Iraq must have been about oil... it's certainly wan't about communism...

Even Reagan didn't invade Libya..when Kaddafi was #1 enemy..he bombed it from the air..once... end of story...and today..Libya has "preferred trading status"...

To all who voted for Dubya...thanks for chaos...thanks for a trillion dollars in debt...thanks for 4000 lost soldiers...and 100's of thousands of dead Iraqis... God I miss Saddam... posted 04/06/2008 at 07:02:27

David,

I've said it before...I'll say it again..I HOPE Obama picks you as his press secretary...you are honest and so smart for a young guy!...

Mark Penn will always bring me to Black water first..then colombia...and who knows what else.. He makes Rove look like a piker... friggin idiots...actually..not idiots..very smart..very rich guys...who are themselves tephlon coasted... what has happened to this country?

My faith is now in the hands of the younger generation..the "obama girls"..if you will..we baby boomers friggin blew it big time..and I am sorry we've given you this world to clean up... but...I will help as much as I can..as penance... posted 04/06/2008 at 06:52:16

Tejanos...he he hehe hahaha..good one!...the MSM investigating...did you write that yesterday on April Fool's Day? I WISH they would..but come one..it's not sexy..it's just NEWS...

I have tried so hard not to hate Hilary...it doesnt' hurt her..and gives me heartburn..but man o man..I want NO MORE CLINTONS!..I am sick of them..and while I voted for Bill C twice..today..he is an embarrassment...

the clintonian machine will stop at NOTHING (just like cheney)...to win...so they are cut from the same cloth...just different colors... posted 04/02/2008 at 08:42:50

snow...you're funny..gave me a morning chuckle..thanks!...

Henry..I am a dreaded stockbroker..buying boring things like General Electric...I don't like Sarbanne-Oxley...but also deplore Bill CLINTON's dismantling of Glass-Stegall...my GAWD...the average investor has to put up 50% to buy on margin (I NEVER use margin myself...hate it..but)... Bear STearns was leveraging itself 90%...that is exactly what prompted 1929....over leverage...of COURSE they should have the same high standards mr. john doe investor has.. but yes..the government will over regulate..instead of...just reinstituting Glass-Stegall...

by the way..how do we get all those millions of dollars in bonus bear paid their Wharton mba's who created these snake oil investments..to give their money BACK to the taxpayers who are bailing them out? just asking posted 04/02/2008 at 08:52:53

We boycotted the Moscow Olympics because the S. U. invaded Afghanistan..DOH!..we should have let them HAVE it!... but oh...how grand that China is hosting this world event... can't ignore 5 billion consumers...wait..they don't American goods..we buy THEIR crap...

how did it come to this. posted 04/01/2008 at 09:18:02

Henry,

I am a broker..and never, ever sold ONE ARS..(auction rate security)...and no..I don't work for UBS..thank gawd!

but you are correct.I've seen other brokers with LIVID clients..who thought they could get their money out on the next auction...now they're stuck...but...clients are also to blame..I lost an account..because the client said "this "other firm"...had a liquid investment (ARS)..that paid 100 basis points better than our FDIC insured money market... too bad there's no joy in this client's decision to pull his funds from me..and go get locked in... all for the sake of a few hundred bucks a year in interest...

This mess will straighten out some day...and we will have a new round of regulation..and have no one to blame but ourselves (and bill clinton for dismantling glass-stegall..thanks Mr. Rubin!)...

My fear is that the feds will go too far (like with Sarbanne Oxley)...in regulation..but...we see what little or no regulation brings us. As long as there are bright, arrogant Wharton MBA's creating snake oil out of mortgages or whatever...we are at risk.... posted 03/31/2008 at 09:01:56

Steven,

It is wonderful to read a post..then see the author actually respond to comments...kudos!

For several years (since 2000 actually)..I have been sorely disappointed in the man I voted for twice..of course,,he WAS running against HW then dole..so..a no-brainer.. but if what I am seeing these days IS Bill Clinton...how very sad..the rumor of his machiavellian maneuvering while in office..well..I poo pooed them... today..not so much.

He had the power and the backing to truly create social change in this country...and squandered it..
Glass-Stegall was dismantled under HIS watch (thanks to Rubin)...and voila''...today's credit crunch.

Hindsight..a terrible thing sometimes...

Again, thank you for this thoughtrul piece...got my gray matter working on a Monday a.m. posted 03/31/2008 at 08:46:04

didi....have you NEVER been to a WHITE fundamentalist church?..I was raised in one...and my GAWD..the "hate" speech eminating from those holy rollers....Pastors get fired up. Of course, I don't like what Rev. Wright said..but I'm not a BLACK man..I've never had a grandfather (or any relative or friend)..hung from a tree or brought overi in chains and sold...so I cannot speak to his anger..simple as that.

I too, think of Hilary too much..kind of like my tooth that needs a root canal..but I can't afford one... The Clintons are an embarrassment...yes..I, too, voted for Billster twice...but actually blame him more than than the chits and the supreme court for Gore's losing the Presidency to..a friggin idiot... and look where we are..it's the economy stupid..ANd iraq a mess..forever...

I am a perfect Hilary demographic...and deplore her...and her puffy faced hubby...
time to say..bye bye..take you 100 million and go build some houses like Jimmy Carter...okay? posted 04/06/2008 at 06:45:04

Thank you YWC....it's like "wah wah wah"...poor me...as a 53 year old woman..in a still male dominated industry...I refuse to fall for the victim crap..of course some erectile dsyfunctional men just hate women..period..these same guys...hate blacks.. no monopoly on prejudice...

Everyone face discrimination...probably in rare circumstances even white men...shit happens..get over it... and I'm sorry..Hilary IS a bitch..and McCain is a prick...cheney IS pure evil..and dubya is an idiot. posted 03/30/2008 at 10:35:25

Living..no..it's NOT just you...my gawd..how can this man NOT go to prison? explain it to me like I'm a 3 year old. I am a stock broker..yet..(and not a Wharton MBA)..KNEW..KNEW...these "hybrid"..were nothing...snake oil...we put frauds in prison all the time...yet..these prigs...created something from nothing..packaged it...sold it to the WORLD..and..the WORLD economy has collapsed...

It is OUR Tax dollars that guarantee JPMorgans purchase of Bear...say WHAT? okay..then they MUST give those millions and millions they made off snake oill back...WITH interest..hey..how about a nice floating rate interest.. after all..what's good for the goose!...

Readers...please know...this started under Reagan..but was consummated under Bill Clinton,..whose Treasury Secretary, Robert Rubin (of Goldman)...dismantled Glass-Stegall...paving the way for this abuse....

Are you LISTENING Obama? USE THIS !... posted 03/28/2008 at 08:12:11

Is this or is this not the madness of the Clinton "machine". I cannot get my pea brain around how THEY became so powerful. The Machiavellian tactics they use...the psychotic NEED for power..the NEED to win...at any cost. What I see, especially with Bill C's comments..about McCain..is that if Hilary can't get the nod..they truly truly WANT McNuts to win...he'll be a one -termer...(duh!)...and then Hilary will step in and save us all...such hubris...pathological...and embarrassment to me as a registered Democrat....her brand of politics..well..I liken it to radical evangelical christians..who have tried to take MY religion..MY belief in the loving spirit of Jesus..and turn "HIM" into a nutcase hoping for armaggedon.

Both "sects"...have kidnapped my two passions..democracy..and love and service..turned them into vindictive ideologies... and I won't stand for it... posted 03/28/2008 at 08:37:57

sorry novowel..but this mess DID begin under Clinton..with his Robert Rubin..(formerly of Goldman Sachs and a director of Citigroup)...they dismantles Glass-Stegall...giving the Bear Stearns and Lehman's unchecked power to do whatever the hell they wanted..and now..your and MY tax dollars are going to bail them out..bail out these millionnaires...anything wrong with this picture?

Were I Obama..I would ATTACK..Bill Clinton for this action...it took a while for the results to come..but come they have... of course, under Bushco...the greed and hubris grew even more..
and we are left holding the bag...

what a mess. posted 03/27/2008 at 08:54:40

Wait...ammo...are you saying that "super delegates" are IN THE Constitution? Rescue the party from itself? Oh wait..so..Bush's policies...also to rescue me from freedom?..to save me for..um..what?

Nancy has disappointed me a LOT of late..but THIS one she got RIGHT ON!... I will call her office today and thank her for standing up to the clinton JUGGERNAUT...(which our founding fathers could not have fathomed)... posted 03/27/2008 at 08:48:42

Polly....you just insulted Freddie Krueger...at least he didn't put on a happy face...

HRC and hubby don't give a rat's ass about ME...or US...they are machiavellian power grabbers...and I am ashamed to be in the same party as these poor sports...my gawd...have they NO shame?

Hilary may hand McCain the white house..hoping as only Hilary can..that he will be a one-termer (which is likely)..and then..she'll run again!

This country has a once in a lifetime chance for yes..the Audacity of HOPE...like we did with Bobbie Kennedy... only this time..Hilary holds the "symbolic" gun..and is not afraid to use it...

As a 53 year old white female...she embarrasses me..I am her perfect demographic...yet have nothing in common with her..as I dare to HOPE..America...please don't let me down... posted 03/27/2008 at 08:31:53

Din..I'm with you..and many others here...I used to dislike Hilary and her husband..today..I find it hard not to hate them..with nearly the same distaste I feel for cheney/boy george...in some ways..more so..as cheney never tried to "act" like he cared..whereas HRC...puts on this "populist" face...trying to hide her Scoop Jackson ..LBJ...HAWK...demo credential.

I'd LIke Obama to point out that Glass Stegall was neutered under BILL FRIGGIN CLINTON..and his Ruben...which in large part...let Bear Stearns do their insane dance with mortgage hybrid packaging..helping to bring down a WORLD economy...um...thanks's bill...you just keep on giving...go back to Arkansas or Watts or upstate New york...wherever you call home these days..

an Obama/Richardson ticket is better..The Gov. would bring international experience that Hilary does't have..and that Obama is light on... and...in the horrible case "if" something happened to Obama...I sure don't want HRC (aka LBJ after JFK)..in the white house!....

she makes me ill..and as a woman..this is sad for me... posted 03/27/2008 at 08:25:47

to buy gold...get the ETF sym...GLD... the only this cramer got right was Deere..and I bought it for my clients months before he ever mentioned it..I bought it the SECOND they announced a stock split and raised their dividend. By the time Cramer mentions it..it's too late..why to people always BUY on the way UP? He's entertaining..in an angry sort of way...but...no better that Ms. orman..when it comes to real advice...they are egos...in human form...period.. posted 03/26/2008 at 09:07:02

barrio...spoken as one who's seen it up front..

MY GAWD...RUBIN?...jeezus....see...for me..in hindsight...(I voted for Bill clinton twice...but he WAS running against George HW then Dole..so...duh)...but..he is NOT the GREAT president everyone seems to remember with nostalgia..there is much he did that was bad for this country...starting with dismantling Glass-Stegall...please remember folkd...Bill C. "reformed" welfare..putting millions more children on the street...he got lucky with the economy..but then we had the dot.com bust RIGHT after he left office... So why on EARTH would be want HRC..(and bill)..back?

People need to go to jail..nay..PRISON..over this mess Bear Stearns, Countrywide, Lehman, etc...put the WORLD in...not just those poor people losing their homes...

That both Obama and Hilary got money from these companies doesn't bother me..how they react to those donations..now THAT's the ISSUE...we already know how a Clinton reacts..

so let's give the new guy a try.... posted 03/26/2008 at 08:45:26

Martina...I hope you read all these supportive posts!..my sister in law..went through an arduous process to get dual Italian/US citizenship..why? well...it's cool!..she's a citizen..always has been..but I guess her grandfather never gave up his Italian citizenship..opening the door for her to get an Italian passport. She may want to buy some property in the EU someday...something quite difficult for the average American...THAT's why she did it... What's the big deal?

kudos to you!... posted 03/27/2008 at 09:02:28

tersan...you are correct...Please..do a better job than we baby boomers...In the words of Captain America.."we blew it"..sorry to have passed you such an unkind world..but..you are showing you're up to the challenge. posted 03/25/2008 at 08:59:10

Please please...as tempting as it is..don't think these thoughts...they are far too powerful..
that we would get what we deserve in McCain or HRC...like we did with W and Cheney..
I was stunned when Kerry lost...stunned when Gore lost (well..sort of lost..you know what I mean)..that it could have even been CLOSE beween Gore and W was the crusher.. I don't understand this country..when a Bear Stearns can be bailed out..yet wounded Vets still await medical care...and Katrina victims still await FEMA checks...

I DO Believe Obama could and would be a GREAT president. I look beyond his gifts of oratory...I trust my gut..and my gut tells me...we just might have a shot at redemption IF he is our next President.

If HRC wins...she will be a one-termer..same for McCain..and lord knows..McCain will pick another nutjob (neo con) for VEEP...to get those votes...then he will die in office (old age or something natural)....

The reign of boy George has brought us a national debt that even Bill Clinton couldn't fix...W's brought back hoovervilles...and an endless conflagration in Iraq... that he even has a 30%approval rating is mind boggling...30% still like him?

Just think Good thoughts..let's get karma working for us! posted 03/24/2008 at 08:24:22

Here here!...my GAWD...HRC and her crew...I am almost embarrassed at their temper tantrums..and I AM embarrassed by the once lauded Bill Clinton...jeezus..grow up...and as for legitimacy...
Hey Bill and Hillary...thank you for screwing Al Gore..allowing W to usurp the democratic process...

the "L" word?..ha!....don't try that one mr. author....it's been gone sine McCain lost to W in South Carolina...way way back (4000 soldiers' deaths ago)...in 2000...too late to pull it out..American doesn't CARE (yes..that is sad).

For me..I am disgusted with the democratic party..I do not understand caucuses or super delegates..and hate the whole process... having said that...Obama IS the lead...HRC should, for once, swallow her pride for the sake of us all... posted 03/24/2008 at 09:16:29

Third that!... the author writes:

In late 1999, the bulwark bank regulation of 1933, the Glass-Steagall Act -- the wall between investment banks and commercial banks -- was torn down. This was a great victory for creative bankers, who had found the wall irksome and restrictive."

I'd like to point out that this occurred under the beloved Bill CLINTON..who had more millionnaires in his cabinet that even W...my GAWD..his own Treasury secretary was the former CEO of friggn Goldman Sachs (they too may fail..in spite of their recent "good earnings"...let mE see their books!...)

in 1928...you and I could margin up to 90%...ergo..the crash..today..we have to put down 50%..and cover if equity falls below 35%...yet Bear Stearns, Lehman...Goldman..can and did leverage 90%...WTF? why do THEY play by different rules? oh yeah...Clinton LET them...

So...the neo-cons hate regulation..but...look where we are? people and entities CANNOT self govern...we've seen that so many times...(like Southwest flying planes with cracks?..tell me..who doesn't want a more powerful FAA~~~~!!!) And people in Colorado are getting salmonella from frigging DRINKING water!...YOU want no regulation? (I'm using the collective you)..

These white collar, millonnaire snake oil salesmen need to go to prison...only THAT "might" give us a few years before the next abuse. posted 03/24/2008 at 08:55:37

ob..there IS NO context in which not treating these men is okay..none zero zip

Yes..these pundit (including Rev. Wright)...should get their facts straight before condemnation.. and the non treatment of infected men..to me is almost as atrocious as infecting them..so frankly, there is no reason to "exaggerate"..it heinous..any way you slice it.

There are so many blights in this nation toward Black men (and women)...we need penance for the rest of our lives (I'm white)...same with our treatment (ongoing) of Native Americans..(and I DON"T mean the rich tribes with gambling). Most natives on reservation still live in abject poverty...

This topic...makes my head hurt. posted 03/24/2008 at 08:46:53

Erica...you are such an incredibly smart woman..we are about the same demographic..so..by all "accounts' I should be an HRC backer..(the beaver..as you cleverly used a not very feminist animal..I might add)...and stallion? talk about scaring white guys about the prowess of the Black man!..I mean..come on!..of all the words in the English language..you chose THESE two?

HRC scares me..(no..not as much as McNuts)...her hubby, for whom I voted twice..disgusts me..it is HRC in the White House at any cost...any cost to the democratic party... The people who are shooting us progressives in our collective asses are the Clintons...time to face the music.. I'm thinking that today...if/when Obama get the nod..he WILL be Bill Richardson as VEEP...how incredible..and Black/Brown ticket...makes me...yes..as a woman, so very proud..and Gov. Richardson would add much on the "international" experience..

From your former blogs...it's been clear you are a Hillary supporter..Erica..YOU have to see..she doesn't work...(okay..maybe as a beaver)...she doesn't work with so many of us Americans...we are sick of bushes..sick of clintons..period..end of story.

Obama is a great orator...but that's not what sways me. I'm not that naive...Billy Graham's a wonderful speaker...yet..I don't subscribe to his version of hellfire and brimstone... Newt's a good speaker...but HELLLOOOOO...

Tell ya what...an Obama/Clinton ticket is NOT going to happen..you know it..I know it...so tell Mrs. Clinton to drop out..for the SAKE OF OUR COUNTRY...for ONCE..she's got to put her ego to rest..

I have a feeling you have her phone number..I want YOU to be her call at 3 a.m. okay? posted 03/22/2008 at 09:56:21

I think the author NAILED it..when pointing out that the MSM NEEDS this ugly, messy fight for the demo nod..for their friggin RATINGS... I think it's time we all went to blockbuster and rent "NETWORK"...

prophetic posted 03/22/2008 at 10:42:15

David,

Thank you for trying to help others understand this debacle. I am a stockbroker..wait!..a honest one..really...have been for years. I am NOT an investment banker but rather..try to assuage fears of my clients over this Wharton MBA (millionnaire) mess. I'm not economist..but could see...years ago..that these CMO's CDO's, MBS hybrids..were..well..there was no "there there". Trust Bear Stearns and Lehman to give them a value..then package these snake oil hybrids..and...PRICE them? This is NOT capitalism..this is HUBRIS..pure and simple. Greed in its purest form. I hate that the Fed saved Bear..but have to admit..the ramifications of letting it fail..probably far to big..BUT...WE (as citizens) MUST DEMAND that this young turk MILLIONNAIRES..GIVE BACK every last dollar they made creating this "emperor's clothing of investments".. I am quite serious. I want LOTS and LOTS of people (most with MBA"s) to go to prison..and I'm NOT kidding. I am livid. My client buy boring things like GE and Microsoft..yet...they too have suffed from this fallout.. We all have..and will...

Dubya et cie...brought us down...and the result will be ...to their chagrin...more regulations.

You and I have to put up 50% to buy on margin (thanks to the 1929 crash)...but Bear, Lehman..Goldman..were leveraged 90 to ONE!!! (just like we mortals in 1929)... how did this happen..and who can we toss into the gallows...the former CEO of Merrill got $140 MILLION..for almost wrecking his company... Do republican see anything wrong with this picture? posted 03/23/2008 at 10:09:09

Thank you so much for this post..gives me wonderful "talking points" for discussions with my "born again..pro-war, evangelical brother. Me..I'm a nice Presbyterian.who has the intelligence to know Jesus spoke in metaphor and whose words have been twisted for personal gain posted 03/21/2008 at 09:52:34

Man...this IS a tough one..I am a woman..and yes..I would fear a new mother's ability to put in the hours in a high pressure job. I do think woman have to make a choice..I can't imagine having another person spend 9-10 hours a day with my new baby...so I could pursue my career...isn't being a mother the best career in the world? It should be.

I think the change needs to be that the moniker "stay at home mom"...lose its derrogatory sentiment..it is THE most noble thing a woman can do. It is about free will...you have another child knowing it may impede your hike up the corporate ladder... there are consequences to everything..I'm not saying it's fair..but life is not fair. A child is the ultimate gift... posted 03/22/2008 at 10:49:55