23. Cousin Dave: Tom Daschle certainly “capitalised” on his political connections to the tune of $5 million. Personally, I’ve hated that guy for years. I saw him on Meet The Press years ago and the way he spoke was so condescending (he was talking like he was speaking to a class of fourth-graders) made me permanently despise him.
48. J. Rockford:
I respectfully disagreee that the main problem is the media. Sure, it is a problem (let there be no doubt).
But here’s the way I look at it. Part of this financial disaster was government’s fault for attempting social engineering in teerms of forcing banks to lend to unworthy borrowers; part was the greedy corporations fault for not paying their employees enough to keep their homes; part was the fault of the greedy people who wanted (or felt like they were entitled to)a McMansion that they couldn’t afford. With all of that in mind, if just a few waves hit the boat from the side, the whole boat gets rocked. And we’re all in the same boat.
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