take note; this lists 13 since 1970. of those 13, only ONE occurred during a democratic administration (carter signed the bailout of chrysler).

the repugs whine about welfare….

you seem to channeling roubini here. check this out:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=858667820

of course, the most obvious – and most moral – solution. which is why we should never expect it from bush et al.

we all need to get on the horn and do our own lobbying of congress, demanding they do as frankprobst suggests and let wall street drown.

When stonewalled, he didn’t whine, didn’t bargain, didn’t cave and, most important, didn’t accept delay. Like any good investigator, he recognizes that the investigative picture will always be somewhat incomplete. He has simply taken note of the fact that x, y and z won’t be providing new testimony and moved on. He appears to have taken note of line from the Stones, which might be the investigator’s creed: “You can’t always get what, but if you try sometime, you just might find, you get what you need.”

Recall that the investigation was underway before McCain Inc took over; Branchflower no doubt has a great deal of information, probably plenty to make out a basic case of abuse of authority. The smart investigator in this situation simply presents what he can dead solid prove or solidly infer. He notes at each point that opportunity was presented to the target of the investigation to explain or provide context, and that, at each point and at their option, they refused. The investigator can also do the old ‘I support the 5th Amendment’ thing, which is, of course, a backdoor way of pointing out that the investigating party is, in essence, ‘taking the 5th’ (call it refusal to honor a subpeona, tomato, tomahto).

Of course McCain et al will go nuts, characterize the investigation as a witchhunt, and (as hypocrisy is no barrier at all to this crowd) complain bitterly that the findings don’t contain the defense or context (which, of course, they refused to provide). Branchflower can and, I believe, will anticipate that, and be careful to mention at each point that Palin, staff or spouse wouldn’t provide testimony, documents or emails in their own defense. He will, I bet, make a version of that statement in virtually every paragraph of his findings.

Properly configured, the report will be just as effective as if Palin and pals had testified.

Let the Palins hang out in the wind while they stack up evidence. Sounds like the story is juicy enough that the MSM will even cover it, despite the Palin gang’s conspicuous absence.

I say, “Alaska,GO FOR IT!” start the investigation sans-Palins, to great public fanfare, and ceremonioulsy reveal the evidence for all the world to watch.

…can someone do a new Sarah Palin popularity poll in Alaska for us? …after about a week of her detractors lining up to spill the beans about her egregious “expreience” as both a mayor and Governor in Alaska.

She’s burned every bridge to nowhere she ever might have built, and stepped on more fingers than toes in her ambitious scramble to the top of the ladder, so there is no lack of detractors.

Citizen emptywheel and the Firepup Freedom Fighters:

This old lutefisk eater has been yellin’ at the top of his lungs that the Palin story is really all about the Alaskan Independence Party and the ownership of the sovereign state of Alaska by Exxon Mobil. What we are seein’ in Palin’s elevation to the VP candidacy is the split between the old Republican Party elite (old eastern bankin money) and the corporate fascists (read oil money)who have taken complete control of the party since 1980. Exxon owns the Alaska Independence Party and they used the Independence Party base ta run Palin against the old Republican machine after they bankrupted those same folks. When Palin was elected they bought off the rest of the electorate with increased payoffs from the increase in the price of oil.

Now the Alaska Independence Party is a krypto fascist bunch who are ideologically unAmerican and have more in common, ideologically, with the Old Confederacy or the Aryan Nation than with either the Republican or Democratic Party. It’s right out there in the open folks, let’s keep our eyes on the target, Palin was chosen because she represents the fascist junta that has been runnin our country since 2000 and her history in office as mayor and governor are a libretto for the opera the fascists have in store for us.

KEEP THE FAITH AND PASS THE FUCKIN’ AMMUNITION, THIS IS THE LAST BATTLE!!

Country First > Crony First > Cover-up First

I think there’s no settlement yet.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/26836295