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George Goehl: A New Crossover Hit: "Break Up the Big Banks"
huffingtonpost.com - 10/26/2009
George Goehl: A New Crossover Hit: "Break Up the Big Banks"
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We've reached an incredible moment when Alan Greenspan, Michael Moore, FDIC head Sheila Bair and Elizabeth Warren are all singing the same tune. These four, and others, have formed a distinct choir that is calling for breaking up the big banks. In the United States, three banks hold almost 34% ...

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Firedoglake:  Mister, we could use somebody (somewhat) like Andrew Jackson again

Rising Hegemon:  Mister, we could use somebody (somewhat) like Andrew Jackson again

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Mister, we could use somebody (somewhat) like Andrew Jackson again
Firedoglake — ... racist (if there were more Asian-Americans then, he’d have had the bigot trifecta), a gigantic hot-head, a scofflaw, and the first real “hater” we had in the White House — he makes Nixon seem magnanimous. But there was one thing that used to be considered a detriment that maybe, just maybe, had him ahead of the curve. He hated big banks, and unlike modern Democrats he was damn willing to do something about it. Maybe we should have a bit of Andy Jackson in our modern politicians rather than his ironic placement on a $20 ...

Mister, we could use somebody (somewhat) like Andrew Jackson again
Rising Hegemon — ... a first-class racist (if there were more Asian-Americans then, he'd have had the racist trifecta), a gigantic hot-head, a scofflaw, and the first real "hater" we had in the White House -- he makes Nixon seem magnanimous. But there was one thing that used to be considered a detriment that maybe, just maybe, he was ahead of the curve on. He hated big banks, and unlike modern Democrats he was damn willing to do something about it. Maybe we should have a bit of Andy Jackson in our modern politicians rather than his ironic placement on a $20 bill. ...

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