So the asshats on CNBC just blamed this whole financial crisis on...

[AndyA]

...the Democrats!

Yes, it's true. John Sununu was on, said Dodd was involved and referenced a New York Times acticle from 1999. Pres. Clinton is also to blame, and Obama is apparently also involved, although I didn't hear the details.

The Democrats had a field day with it, though, according to the guests on the show.

Did anyone get the details? I'd like to know how they're spinning this so I can try to get the facts straight.

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. Sununu is in trouble in NH.

He's scared to death.

[dipsydoodle]

2. Nothing to spin

The whole debacle is a result of absense of regulation on Wall Street's antics and poor accounting standards in the USA too. Blame whoever you like for those two factors.

[still_one]

3. CNBS is crap and always has been. You need business news, watch Bloomberg /nt

[gratuitous]

4. So what the Democrats did in 1999 was so heinous, so outrageous

That in eight years since then, the Republicans were powerless to stop it. Is that the line that Sununu's peddling? You'd have to think that he'd be laughed off the set of any legitimate news program.

[driver8]

5. NOTHING that goes bad in this country is the fault of the Republicans.

On the other hand, anything that goes right in this country is because of the Republicans.

These people make me sick.

How could someone want to be a part of a group that is filled with so many assholes?