Comments on: Drowning Duck Begs for Life Preserver

By: njr83

njr83 — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:41:45 +0000

bottle rockets and fire crackers

you’re not alone,
and I’m putting Molly Ivins’ pots and spoons up on the top shelf in the kitchen

By: readerOfTeaLeaves

readerOfTeaLeaves — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:22:15 +0000

Aw, c’mon — admit it. You used to be rich.
You’re only poor now because international financiers bought up all your ‘assets’, then swapped them for derivatives, the value of which they never actually put on their balance sheets.

But you can still watch football, so all is not lost 8^}

By: freepatriot

freepatriot — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 04:09:31 +0000

I just don’t know where Siam is located.

et esss a veeerry poor country, kind person. we’re so poor we can’t even afford a place on the map

all we can afford is a P O box, which I will send the address of, if you are interested in donating to our cause …

(wink)

I could be a sooooo be a repuglitard fundraiser …

By: Loo Hoo.

Loo Hoo. — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:18:29 +0000

I could claim to be the king of Siam, doesn’t mean anybody believes me

I believe you, freep. I just don’t know where Siam is located.

By: Neil

Neil — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:50:36 +0000

but only 1 oz or less.

By: pdaly

pdaly — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:33:53 +0000

We can still throw tea, however.

By: BayStateLibrul

BayStateLibrul — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:27:32 +0000

They are banned in Boston

By: readerOfTeaLeaves

readerOfTeaLeaves — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:24:26 +0000

Those remarks at soiree contrast compatibly with some of CCox’s SEC screed sent to the Helvetians memorializing what Cox would like to do to bolster the stockmarket in the tumult immediately after the BearStearns implosion; this link is a generous expository of topics on the table, as far as Cox was concerned, in end of March 2008, discussing mandatory liquidity, but skipping the derivatives side. My take is BObama is going to need guarantees that congress is willing and capable of examining the diaphanous paper which underpinned but failed to support the pressured market, in the form of a new Soxley rule, so the way forward is more solid.[my bold]

Skipping the derivatives, eh?
Why am I not surprised…?
But lo, that is an intriguing little tidbit you allude to there; obviously the part they’re most anxious to gloss over as nothing to see here, move right along… derivative? swap? no biggie…

“Helvetians“… you are funny sometimes ;-))

By: readerOfTeaLeaves

readerOfTeaLeaves — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 23:19:01 +0000

((((((((((((((bob)))))))))))))))))))

Well phrased, and it couldn’t happen soon enough iMHO.

By: Leen

Leen — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:51:32 +0000

When are we going to hear Senator Dodd and others use the term “restructure” when it comes to Wall Streets access to the Tarp $$$? When are we going to hear Senator Dodd and others demand resignation on Wall Street.

When these fat cats are begging for the taxpayers money why are there different rules applied these corporate welfare kings?