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Why (has) Obama has failed?

This is a quote from Ad Age from an article that analyzes how the Democratic party and President Obama’s leadership has failed in a time when it had an advantage. For all my Kool-aid friends I suggest you go here and read the whole article.Ad Age Analyzes Dem Marketing EPIC FAIL of 2010

And while Obama was trying to look presidential by not blaming the previous administration for running up the debt financing a ruinous war and for letting banks run hog wild, the Republicans managed to tar him both for bailing out and regulating Wall Street. Neat trick.

Shame on them? Maybe, but that’s like faulting a shark for eating. Blame the Democratic National Committee for getting bitch-slapped day after day and responding with strongly worded press releases. Blame the president for risking his party — and his re-election and his vision — for the sake of comity he is destined never to see. Instead, he used the bully pulpit to sound concerned.

“Now I know that folks are hurting…”

No shit, Dick Tracy.

Does he not understand how patronizing such pabulum sounds to the unemployed? Good grief. Nobody wants his understanding; they want jobs. And if they can’t have them, they must feel that they are making a temporary sacrifice to rebuild the economy and the society to achieve America’s greatest aspirations.

That concept shouldn’t be too foreign to Obama. It’s the one he ran on. What in the world happened to “Yes we can?” For that matter, what happened to “we?”

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Wed, November 17 2010 » Democratic Party, Obama » No Comments

This is what Elizabeth Warren is for. Where is she?

HSBC and JP Morgan accused of manipulating silver market,”  Garry White and Rowena Mason, UK Telegraph, 11/8/10

Michael Lewis Exposes Goldman’s Prop Trading In Flow Clothing,” Zero Hedge,10/27/10

Chris Whalen Welcomes Our New Tyrannical Overlords, Prepares For The Taxpayer Funded Mortgage Insurer Bailout,” Chris Whalen, Institutional Risk Analytics via Zero Hedge, 10/27/10

Homeowners Protest HAMP: ‘It’s Just A Scam And The Banks Are Getting Everything’,” Arthur Delaney, Huffington Post, 10/26/10

Treasury Hid A.I.G. Loss, Report Says,” Mary Williams Walsh, NY Times, 10/26/10

SIGTARP Calls Out Tim Geithner On Various Violations Including Data Manipulation, Lack Of Transparency, “Cruel” Cynicism, And Gross Incompetence,” Zero Hedge, 10/25/10

The enormous mortgage-bond scandal,” Felix Salmon,  Reuters 10/13/10

Exclusive Excerpt: America on Sale, From Matt Taibbi’s `Griftopia’,” Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone, 10/18/10

Foreclosure Fraud: We Need to Fix the Banks Again,” Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism, 10/16/10

2010-197 Oct. 15, 2010 Former Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo to Pay SEC’s Largest-Ever Financial Penalty Against a Public Company’s Senior Executive*

2010-177 Sep. 30, 2010 Former State Street Employees Charged for Misleading Investors About Subprime Mortgage Investments*

Ending the Off-Balance Sheet Charade,” Rolfe Winkler, Seeking Alpha, 9/17/10

Follow the Dirty Money,” Robert Mazur, NY Times, 9/13/10

SEC Says Prince, Rubin Knew of Losses Assets at Suit’s Focus,”  Joshua Gallu and Donal Griffin, Bloomberg, 9/9/10

Why Robert Rubin and Citibank Execs Should Be in Deep Trouble,” Zach Carter, Alternet.org, 9/9/10

Wall Street’s Big Win,” Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone, 8/6/10

2010-136 Jul. 29, 2010 SEC Charges Citigroup and Two Executives for Misleading Investors About Exposure to Subprime Mortgage Assets*

2010-133 Jul. 27, 2010 SEC Charges General Electric and Two Subsidiaries with FCPA Violations*

2010-123 Jul. 15, 2010 Goldman Sachs to Pay Record $550 Million to Settle SEC Charges Related to Subprime Mortgage CDO*

Bank of America Admits To Repo 105-Like Fraud, Even As End Of Quarter Window Dressing,” Zero Hedge, 7/11/10

America’s Municipal Debt Racket,” Steve Malanga, Wall Street Journal Online, 6/14/10

Senator Kaufman Blasts SEC And Getco For Latest Episode Of Glaring Regulatory Capture,” Zero Hedge, 6/11/10

SEC Investigation of Goldman Trading Against Its Clients Widens,” Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism, 6/10/10

No Criminal Charges Against AIG Execs,” Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism, 5/21/10

Goldman to Face SEC Deputy Director in Subprime Securities Suit,” David Glovin, Bloomberg, 5/18/10

DOJ: Banks Colluded with Municipal “Advisers” to Rig Bids on GICs,” Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism, 5/18/10

Conspiracy of Banks Rigging States Came With Crash (Update1),” Martin Z. Braun and William Selway, Bloomberg, 5/18/10

Citi And Deutsche Subpoenaed Over CDO Sales,” Zero Hedge, 5/12/10

SEC Didn’t Act After Spotting Wall Street Risks, Documents Show,” Bloomberg, Jesse Westbrook, 5/6/10

Crisis Panel to Probe Window-Dressing at Banks,” Louise Story, NY Times 5/5/10

Goldman Said to Face Criminal Probe by U.S. Prosecutors Examining SEC Case,”  Justin Blum and David Glovin, Bloomberg, 4/29/10

The Feds vs. Goldman Sachs,” Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone, 4/26/10

Criminal Charges Next? Barofsky To Coordinate With DOJ To See If US Taxpayers Were Victims Of Goldman Fraud,” Zero Hedge, 4/20/10

SEC Investigating Other Soured Deals,” Carrick Mollekamp, Serena Ng, Scott Patterson, Gregory Zuckerman, Wall Street Journal,  4/19/10

S.E.C. Inquiry May Widen, Khuzami Hints,” Dealbook, NY Times, 4/16/10

2010-59 Apr. 16, 2010 SEC Charges Goldman Sachs With Fraud in Structuring and Marketing of CDO Tied to Subprime Mortgages*

Rampant Fraud and Financial Collapse,” Zach Carter, Alternet.org, 4/14/10

Big Banks Mask Risk Levels Kate Kelly, Tom McGinty and Dan Fitzpatrick, Wall Street Journal, 4/9/10

Finally! SEC Charges a Big Bank with Fraud,” Zach Carter, Alternet.org, 4/7/10

Wall Street’s Repo 105 Cops Wake Up From Dead: Jonathan Weil,” Jonathan Weil, Bloomberg, 4/1/10

SEC Launches Repo 105 Investigation,” Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism, 3/30/10

Full SEC Letter Demanding Repo 105 Disclosures From Financial Firm CFOs,” Zero Hedge, 3/29/10

2010-48 Mar. 26, 2010 SEC Announces $185 Million Distribution to Investors Injured by Prudential Securities Market Timing Fraud*

Bank Of America Can Not Deny It Used Repo 105, Response From PricewaterhouseCoopers Pending; The BofA QSPE’s,” Zero Hedge, 3/23/10

Obstacles to SEC/DOJ Pursuing Criminal Indictments for Lehman,” Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism, 3/21/10

Repo 105′s antecedents: Ken Lewis,” Bronte Capital, 3/20/10

2010-42 Mar. 18, 2010 SEC Warns Firms on Muni Pay-to-Play Rules*

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, UBS Are Charged With Fraud (Update1),” Elisa Martinuzzi and Sonia Sirletti, Bloomberg, 3/17/10

Goldman’s Great Greek Swindle and the American Blowback,” Scott Thill, Alternet.org, 3/16/10

NY Fed Under Geithner Implicated in Lehman Accounting Fraud Allegation,” Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism, 3/11/10

Secret AIG Document Shows Goldman Sachs Minted Most Toxic CDOs,” Richard Teitelbaum, Bloomberg, 2/23/10

Goldman Says `Nothing Inappropriate’ in Greek Swaps (Update1),” Gavin Finch and Andrew MacAskill, Bloomberg, 2/22/10

When is a Fraud Not a Fraud? (Greece-Goldman Edition),” Yves Smith, Naked Capitalism, 2/17/10

2010-21 Feb. 4, 2010 SEC Charges State Street for Misleading Investors About Subprime Mortgage Investments*

Is Geithner Toast? Barofsky Announces 2 New Fed-AIG Probes,” 1/26/10

Reuters: SEC Considered AIG Bailout National Security Matter,” 1/25/10

SEC mulled national security status for AIG details.” Matthew Goldstein, Reuters, 1/24/10

Naked Capitalism Guest Post: AIG Bailout Secrets Exposed!” Naked Capitalism, 1/23/10

2010-10 Jan. 20, 2010 SEC Charges General Re Corporation for Role in AIG and Prudential Accounting Frauds*

New York Fed Told AIG To “Stand Down” On All Counterparty Discussions,” Zero Hedge, 1/19/10

New York Fed Faces House Subpoena Over AIG Bailout (Update2),” Hugh Son, Bloomberg, 1/12/10

Breaking (Update): Fed Denies House Subpoena For AIG Docs,” 1/12/10

SEC order helps maintain AIG bailout mystery,” Matthew Goldtein, Reuters, 1/11/10

Geithner’s dubious AIG cover up,” Edward Harrison, Credit Writedowns via Naked Capitalism, 1/7/10

Might AIG Escape Prosecution for (Allegedly) Cooking the Books?” Marla Singer, Zero Hedge,  01/07/2010

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Tue, November 9 2010 » Banking Oligarchy, corporate criminality, crime, Democratic Party, economy, financial oligarchs, free elections, military industrial complex, oil cartel, Republican Oligarchs, Republican Party, rich vs poor, The Great Rescession, USA » No Comments

Are Treasury’s Knives Coming Out Against Elizabeth Warren?

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Fri, October 29 2010 » A Laugh A Day! » No Comments

Thank God Obama appointed Warren!

Thank you MR. Obam  for appointing Ms. Warren to the CFPB.  She is da man!

The case for appointing Elizabeth Warren to set up the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was, at the end of the day, overwhelming.  She had the original idea, she helped build political support, and her own credentials have been only strengthened by her work as head of the Congressional Oversight Panel for TARP.  On Friday, the president will reportedly appoint Professor Warren as an assistant to the president and special adviser to the Treasury Secretary, with the task of setting up and initially running the CFPB.

Some of Ms. Warren’s supporters think this move is something of a half-measure – they would have preferred a conventional nomination, with all the fanfare of a classic confirmation battle in the Senate.  There is something to be said for that, but the interim appointment route is by far the best way forward for three reasons. Read the rest of this entry »

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Fri, September 17 2010 » Banking Oligarchy, business, corporate criminality, crime, economy, Obama, politics, promises, rich vs poor » No Comments