Great post David. My questions are very simple: Where is Richard Trumka on this? Oh, right crickets. He comes out of his cowardly whore hole every few weeks, and takes out his wooden sword and uses spit balls, to show his brilliance while doing even less than Obama, if that is possible. (Which is exactly why the Unions are just as guilty and complicit, as is Wall St./the Banks in this ultimate charade of ‘We got ours so fuck you routine,’ My answer is this: We primary Obama with Alan Grayson/Eliot Spitzer, with a promise of naming Eric Schneiderman (AG or New York as the AG or our nation) with another promise of a great new honest economic team. Krugman, Stiglitz, Galbraith, William K. Black, Yves Smith, etc.) We clean the entire fucking house out including the OCC, and the SEC and HUD. If we do not do this now, then we will be fucked forever. I hate to say it but I happen to agree with Bill Maher about getting ‘Face Ripper Monkey’ in charge of our own party, because regardless of who we vote for now, it will continue to snowball into hell as they all drive us off the cliff. What part of that lesson haven’t we learned yet. Thanks. Ms. B.

Thank you David for yet another outstanding article. I am new to FDL, and have been following you for a long time. The very idea that Obama (or Dubya) are stupid, or incompetent or stand for anything at all, except for the Oligarchy, simply astounds me. There is no class war going on, we lost people, get over it. All you need as proof is to look at how Europe and the Middle East is going up in flames, as the Federal Reserve/and the Banker/Wall St. crowd got fully paid off, and are continually allowed to manipulate the markets, and keep the food prices sky rocketing, and oil/gas. But at least those in Europe and the Middle East have the courage and dignity to march, and to put their lives on the lines. I’ve been around a very long time (45 years) as a Democratic activist, but I keep trying to remember the last time our so called Democracy/Republic worked. What I see happening is this subtle yet, seamless continuation of the Imperial Presidency, but I keep asking myself the same question. Who is really in charge of this nation? My own evaluation of this after so many years, is in fact, the Federal Reserve, the OCC, the SEC, the so called ‘regulators’ that were all paid off to look the other way, simply continue the Controlled Fraud, as William K. Black has stated, (as have so many others). We’ve had so many puppet Presidents in the past 30 years, that now we are full conditioned to expect the same, the next time around. I’ve studied again and again, how this all came to be with the bullshit of Rubin, Greenspan and Clinton. What I find amazing is that some people actually believe there is a difference between the Neo-liberals and Neo-Cons. The reason NO jobs are ever coming back is completely evident: Both parties are very, very busy selling them overseas. And BTW, fuck Richard Trumka and Obama, and the rest of the National Democrats who somehow lost their comfortable shoes, when it mattered most. My money, this year will all go back to Congressman Alan Grayson. He was the smartest Wall Street ferret from hell (besides Eliot Spitzer and now another decent fighter: AG, Eric Schneiderman, of New York.) Sometimes, great, great populist candidates can light an entire fire, if we can support them. The great, great film by Charles Ferguson, Inside Job, told the hole story. But then so has Yves Smith, Simon Johnson, and so many others. No one is fooled anymore, and that is exactly why we are facing the most reactionary politics in our nation, with Obama, but the real question I keep asking myself is this: Wasn’t that the plan in the first place? I know this is speculation on my own part, but there is simply no other excuses left for what Obama has allowed to occur. I love how some people call our Banking System the ‘Shadow Banking System’ but what I believe Obama is, is in fact the ultimate: Shadow President of all time: He has no core principles, no real intrinsic sense of mortality or ethics, no true sense of values or character as to who he is as a leader or human being. He reminds me as lost old burned out haunted house, that the cold winds of his meaningless soul blows through everyday, whereby he dares to show up to give another meaningless speech to those that trusted him the most, and no longer even pay attention to him anymore.

I’m sorry for the long post David, and everyone, but I just wanted to tell you again, David, how much I admire you and Jane and scarecrow for your vigilance and great work. I used to post at DailyKos, as Badabing. I’m done there because of obvious reasons. Carry on, and again thank you for your work, and letting me speak my heart to all.

Ms. B.

Thanks very much mzchief, very kind of you to say so. (So many great writers here). Ms. B.

Great post Jane. I remember when Congressman Alan Grayson grilled Bernanke over the coals, asking him over and over again, ‘Who got the money?’ Which is probably why Grayson was taken out of the ‘big boy’s club.’

Grayson knew more about how Wall St/the Federal Reserve (one in the same) work than anyone else, and I wish to god Grayson would primary Obama’s ass.

I’m new to FDL, but I have been a long time admirer of yours. I used to go under the name of Badabing at DailyKos, but that website simply disgusts me with the insane hero worship going on there. Keep up the great work Jane.