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patrice

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10. Melting iceberg reveals conflict, if not within 1%, perhaps then within top 5-10%, for:against

Tue Jan 17, 2012, 03:16 PM

Jan 2012

the ponzi scheme known as Wall Street.

Some more classic conservatives, not Neo-cons, probably oppose the various forms of Bain Capital on the grounds that it isn't REAL capital and it IS bad business to gamble so heavily up-front, nothing but short term profits, rather than invest in long-term America. The bad business practices are probably parasitic/threatening to better more authentically conservative business practices.

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Why the Bain Capital Controversy Is So Damaging to GOP Chances This Fall [View all] NNN0LHI Jan 2012 OP

WE have to get that message across. We're not all that good at it, IMO. nt gateley Jan 2012 #1

Yep. Some devastating ads can be made juxtaposing his career and the banking industry. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2012 #2

+10000 JDPriestly Jan 2012 #7

K & R Scurrilous Jan 2012 #3

Expect the Democratic campaign to *not* utilize this to full advantage. LeftinOH Jan 2012 #4

Yes, that is an excellent point and this style of vulture capitalism Tumbulu Jan 2012 #5

K&R JDPriestly Jan 2012 #6

Renew Deal posted this same line of thinking d_r Jan 2012 #8

Personally, this is going to make great super PAC material PRETZEL Jan 2012 #9

Melting iceberg reveals conflict, if not within 1%, perhaps then within top 5-10%, for:against patrice Jan 2012 #10

It would be quite fitting if they just don't see the problem. PurityOfEssence Jan 2012 #11