Comments | jrittenhouse: Cui Bono #2:

jrittenhouse

Cui Bono #2:

Mar 10, 2009 02:51

The problem is that if Obama’s people are looking at a vast mess, what about the Republicans who allowed it to get out of hand in a big way? Well, frankly, they don’t have a clue as to what to do, because they really didn’t have a clue about the whole affair in the first place. Or they knowingly let their buds in for a slice of the pie without a ( Read more... )

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miwasatoshi March 10 2009, 15:35:52 UTC

Funny thing is, I think my dad actually made a lot of money off these same execs, as he is an events coordinator in Hawaii, and a lot of his business used to be based on corporate-level retreats, parties, et cetera. Not that I see him giving up his house in Kona out of a misguided sense of justice or anything, though, since he's willing to do just about anything to continue working his ass off on some project or another and keep the cashflow going.

At least he's working his ass off to earn his big bucks, unlike said execs.

jcw_da_dmg March 10 2009, 17:55:28 UTC

take out their money wrenches

Was that intentional?

jrittenhouse March 10 2009, 19:33:52 UTC

Yep. But I'll make the statement a little clearer in the body of it.

backrubbear March 19 2009, 04:47:30 UTC

what about the Republicans who allowed it to get out of hand in a big way?

As much as I'm a fan of blaming the republicans for their part in the mess as the Party in Power for much of that time, the Democrats were asleep at the switch. They either were colluding or simply failing in their responsibilities to shout no loud enough.