There would not be an America if it had not been for the French. Perhaps we should keep that in mind.

Do you even realize how silly that is?

And:

“Why would any experienced CEO who knows how to do acquisitions agree to a deal with so little information? -WSClark”

The quote was from Sydney Finkelstein from Forbes Mag and it was properly attributed.

Who could fear the French government?

The French think we’re silly in America because so many people fear the government.

In France, the government fears the people.

And yet you cower in the corner at the thought of:

Government of the people,

By the people,

And for the people.

You CONs are revealing yourselves to be not against “government,” but against “people.”

The party of misanthropy.

Now there’s a political movement for ya.

I don’t know, why would Congress agree to a Bill spending HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS with so little information and so little time for debate?

Government now runs the banks Clark, and Obama is digging his little paws even deeper into Government control.

If you can’t see that, then you b either blind, brainwashed, or stupid.

“Why Ken Lewis Destroyed Bank Of America
Sydney Finkelstein, 03.03.09, 03:37 PM EST”

“How could Lewis surpass that mighty presence? He needed to make a big splash. What could be a bigger trophy than Merrill Lynch? That’s how you can explain the single weekend of hectic due diligence, amid pressures from all sides, as the sale went through. Why would any experienced CEO who knows how to do acquisitions agree to a deal with so little information? Because he was buying a dream of a company, one that had an enormous emotional attachment for him personally. McColl had never acquired Merrill. Now Ken Lewis could do it. Wow.”

So after Lewis was ousted as CEO of B of A, THEN he claimed that Paulson MADE him do it.

Interesting.

The truth probably lies somewhere in the middle.

The panel is investigating claims that then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke pressured (Ken) Lewis and urged him to keep quiet about Merrill Lynch’s financial problems. Not divulging that information would have violated Lewis’ fiduciary duty to the bank’s shareholders.

And this is Obama’s fault how?

And you will continue to try to blame Obama for what happened in October of 2008, week before he was even elected president.

I understand that Republicans don’t want a honeymoon for Obama, but reaching back to a time BEFORE he was even elected is a little extreme.

And I already told you…..

(and no I am not going to subscribe to the WSJ so that I can read the article)

In an advisory role as CFO of the State of New York.

Blaming Bush for that too I bet.

There’s very recent news about Ken Lewis and B of A.

It doesn’t matter how many links I give you. You still have your honeymoon colored glasses on.

You tried to tar Obama with the TARP bill, despite the fact that it was a Conservative Republican administration under George W Bush that requested and administered the first half of the program.

You called it the BHO bailout, being unconstitutional, despite the fact that, at the time, Barack was just a Senator from Illinois and his Party’s nominee for president. You also ignore the strong bipartisan vote on the TARP bill in the Senate.

You also bring Geithner into the equation, despite the fact that he had no authority in a Federal matter and Hank Paulson, Bush’s Secretary of the Treasury was George’ chosen point man on the economic situation.

You have tried to tar Obama, while conveniently ignoring the fact that he wasn’t even the President -Elect at that point.

Try as you might, the facts won’t let you blame EVERYTHING on Barack Obama.

Google that October meeting. You’ll find it.

Hint: Geithner was also there. Look for news recently on Ken Lewis at B of A.

Don’t you believe in a democratic republic, Mr. Johnson?

And your post beginning:

“The BHO bailouts”

Was clearly meant to tar Obama, even though the election was still weeks off. Correctly, it was the GWB bailouts.

Your article said that the TREASURY forced companies companies to take bailout money.

That would be the Treasury Department under Paulson, who work for Bush.

Perhaps you can show me the bill that Obama supported that advocated having the Treasury forcing banks to take money they neither wanted nor needed.

Did BHO openly support it and vote for it? Yup.

Did BHO continue the buyouts as POTUS? Yup.

It was who’s administration in charge in October 2008?

BHO?

Naw!

GWB.

Essentially force as in how (and no I am not going to subscribe to the WSJ so that I can read the article) and why did Bernacke, Paulson and Bush force them into taking money that they did not want or need?

Perhaps you can explain the “Marxist” philosophy of Bush and Paulson – two free-market advocates and confirmed supply-side economic proponents?

Perhaps the Murdoch Journal can explain “essentially forced?”

All of the companies in question requested assistance.
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That is NOT correct. All of the companies in question most certainly did NOT request assistance. Link?