OPEN THREAD TOO! Today’s Live Chats With You Readers!

I hope I can make it! (Have some errands to run)

But I’ll throw this out there from me for you guys to chew on:

Regarding the new powers proposed for the Treasury to seize companies before they fail or ask for help:

Of course it’s wrong. It’s a power grab by the Executive branch. If companies go insolvent, they are SUPPOSED to go into bankruptcy, go before the JUDICIAL branch, and work it out.

The problem with bankruptcies is that a lot comes to light, because records are pored over, creditors and counterparties are discovered, and all the assets are unwound. If there is stuff on the books that certain scoundrels don’t want revealed, it is a LOT easier to play that game if one is cozy with the executive branch than in a courtroom, with documents and all that messy stuff.

Call me crazy, but with all the screaming about fascism/ socialism/ imperial presidencies being at the root of this (and those ARE legitimate concerns) I think we may be missing the sleight-of-hand here.

I believe that 0bama’s treasury wants that power not for the power’s sake (though it’s a chilling precedent), but because they need it if they are to keep the lid on all the skeletons and malfeasance in the financier’s closets. They do NOT want certain failing institutions (banks or otherwise) going into bankruptcy, because bankruptcy entails what they’ve been up to becoming public, in front of a judge.

It’s not the POWER that is the motivator here per se, folks, it is the COVER UP.

Short version: It’s a lot easier to cover up the stinking incriminating shit pile if you decide that only YOU, and no other branch, is allowed possession of a shovel.

Wow!
The reminder notice is really cool

This site keeps getting better.

I’ll try to be here. Enjoyed reading it last night during Obama’s snoozefest.

While you wait, have fun trying to diagram an Obama sentence. Good luck!

wow!

you guys have to check out what is happening in Europe:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94lW6Y4tBXs

the recent comments on this video are fantastic…

Move over, Moe, Larry, & Curly.

Susan … I think deserves a post.

It is time for feminists, both women and men, of all faiths, and of no faith, to stand together for a woman’s right not to be murdered in the name of family honor. Indeed, we welcome men and women of all faiths, including Islam, to stand with us against female genital mutilation/castration, forced veiling, child marriage, arranged marriage, polygamy, and “honorcide,” and in favor of a woman’s right to live as a westerner in the West without being threatened and beaten for refusing to wear hijab, wanting to have non-Muslim friends, wear makeup, attend college, drive her own car, or end an abusive marriage. Muslim and Sikh women have been honor murdered in North America for all these alleged crimes against their religion and their culture.

Read the whole thing.

http://radioviceonline.com/dear-aig-i-quit/
Here is a letter of resignation from an AIG person, please read it.
I think it is awful the way they were threatened by an ACORN group, but fear it is just the beginning of the Obama Brownshirt Army tactics, who will be next?

DEAR Mr. Liddy,

It is with deep regret that I submit my notice of resignation from A.I.G. Financial Products. I hope you take the time to read this entire letter. Before describing the details of my decision, I want to offer some context:

I am proud of everything I have done for the commodity and equity divisions of A.I.G.-F.P. I was in no way involved in — or responsible for — the credit default swap transactions that have hamstrung A.I.G. Nor were more than a handful of the 400 current employees of A.I.G.-F.P. Most of those responsible have left the company and have conspicuously escaped the public outrage.

After 12 months of hard work dismantling the company — during which A.I.G. reassured us many times we would be rewarded in March 2009 — we in the financial products unit have been betrayed by A.I.G. and are being unfairly persecuted by elected officials. In response to this, I will now leave the company and donate my entire post-tax retention payment to those suffering from the global economic downturn. My intent is to keep none of the money myself.

I take this action after 11 years of dedicated, honorable service to A.I.G. I can no longer effectively perform my duties in this dysfunctional environment, nor am I being paid to do so. Like you, I was asked to work for an annual salary of $1, and I agreed out of a sense of duty to the company and to the public officials who have come to its aid. Having now been let down by both, I can no longer justify spending 10, 12, 14 hours a day away from my family for the benefit of those who have let me down.

You and I have never met or spoken to each other, so I’d like to tell you about myself. I was raised by schoolteachers working multiple jobs in a world of closing steel mills. My hard work earned me acceptance to M.I.T., and the institute’s generous financial aid enabled me to attend. I had fulfilled my American dream. more at link

Carl Cameron is a bastion of journalistic integrity? Really?

Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 10:31 AM
Subject: New Gov program

Official Notice to American Citizens:

Due to the current financial situation caused by the slowdown of the economy, your Government has decided to implement a scheme to put workers 50 years of age and older on early retirement. This scheme will be known as RAPE (Retire Aged People Early)..

Persons selected to be RAPED can apply to the government to be eligible for the SHAFT scheme (Special Help After Forced Termination).

Persons who have been RAPED and SHAFTED will be reviewed under the SCREW program (Scheme Covering Retired Early Workers). A person may be RAPED once, SHAFTED twice and SCREWED as many times as the government deems appropriate.

Only persons who have been RAPED can get AIDS (Additional Income for Dependants & Spouse) or HERPES (Half Earnings for Retired Personnel Early Severance). Obviously, persons who have AIDS or HERPES will not be SHAFTED or SCREWED any further by the government.

Persons who are not RAPED and are staying on, will receive as much SHIT (Special High Intensity Training) as possible. Your government has always prided itself in the amount of SHIT it gives out. Should you feel that you do not receive enough SHIT, please bring this to the attention of your senators and congressmen. They have been trained to give you all the SHIT you can handle.

P. S. Illegal aliens are exempt from RAPE and eligible for all assistance programs.