Re: [Pen-l] AIG: screw the contracts

[Max Sawicky <maxbsawicky@xxxxxxxxx>]

Classify them as enemy combatants, then perform extraordinary
rendition, use Guantanamo, etc.

Cheney's Evil Twin


On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Mar 17, 2009, at 12:42 PM, Jim Devine wrote:
>
>> raghu wrote:
>>>
>>> But I wouldn't be too harsh on Obama. The man needs to pick his battles.<
>>
>> If he were tough on the AIG scamsters, he might actually increase the
>> popular base needed to support him in his other "battles." It's not an
>> either/or.
>
> And if he's going to "pick his battles," why not pick exercising control
> over a busted institution that his government owns 80% of? So far, the
> bailout consists of Washington writing large checks that will allow existing
> management of insolvent entities to carry on with business as usual.
>
> Doug
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