Did you know Neel Kashkari is still a senior Treasury member?

[fujiyama]

Oh and I just remembered, he's (surprise surprise) a Goldman Sachs member! Yea Hooray for Goldman!

Some change I voted for.

Why weren't people like him canned IMMEDIATELY?

Sorry, but the last couple days have REALLY soured me on this administration. Read "The Quiet Coup" article from the latest Atlantic ( http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200905/imf-advice/1 ) and you'll realize that we all have been and we're all going to be hostages to Wall Street for some time to come. Sure, we all knew it, but this article lays it out in a clear readable way which I never dived into until now. This is an absolutely incredible article. It's a bit long, but you'll get an idea of how fucked we really are.

Their death grip is as strong as ever and there is no end in sight.

But I'll let some of you continue to chant "Hope" and "Change" until the cows come home. I'm seriously disappointed. I guess I shouldn't be incredibly surprised, but saddened and disappointed nevertheless...

BTW I'd appreciate even more links to articles explaining how we got where we are. I'm trying to really get an idea.

[polichick]

1. Rachel Maddow did a piece last night on the Treasury - even new appointments...

...are scary.

[natrat]

2. thunder dont get you , the lightning will

the president ,like bush, appears to be nothing more than a front man for bad people

[polichick]

5. Are you serious?

[fujiyama]

3. It's hard to even keep up with bad news anymore

and considering I'm unemployed, I have more time than most!

I'm reminded of Obama's analogy of Wall Street bankers to suicide bombers. Now if that is true, I must ask doesn't the US have a policy of not negotiating with terrorists?

Instead we keep giving in to their demands...

[SoCalDem]

4. Elizabeth Warren should have been Sec of Treas

Kashkari will probabky be "eased" out in a few months..

[polichick]

6. I agree - Warren is terrific!

[leftchick]

7. the second he picked rahm emmanuel

I knew we were fucked.

[polichick]

8. I must admit that my heart sank with that announcement...

And again with the economic choices ~ that said, I'm still relieved that President Obama is in the WH.

[acmavm]

9. Oh most certainly. Between what we had to chose from there is

no question that we are better off than if McCain/Palin had won.

edit: But this is still America and when the powers that be try to shove a shit sandwich down our collective throats, we still do NOT have to swallow. No matter what party it is.