Sun
Mar 30 2008
08:36 am
By: bizgrrl
Free market!!!
It's just a little surprising these 2 guys don't feel a little guilty about accepting this $19 million in stock when so many of their customers won't be able to keep their homes.
"It's perverse for Bank of America to reward the principal architects of the bad business practices that caused this housing crisis," Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y, said in a statement.
It's even a little more ridiculous that BOA is willing to pay one of these guys $28 million to "stay with the company".
Why would they want him to stay? That's like asking George Bush to stay for a second term. Oh, wait. The majority of Americans apparently did ask him to stay. Are we a "Confederacy of Dunces"?
|
|
Discussing:
- Are Chat bots a waste of time? (1 reply)
- Smith & Wesson noise problem (1 reply)
- Musicians dropping out of President's Freedom Concert Series (1 reply)
- It's time for new blood in Congress, Barnett in - Burchett out (1 reply)
- Burning Down The House... (2 replies)
- Behind Lege Lies (1 reply)
- Peace (1 reply)
- Speak your truth, fight and believe. (1 reply)
- Large banks have too much AI data center debt? (1 reply)
- GOP misleading on federal health care funding (1 reply)
- Feds indict civil rights group (3 replies)
- Georgia issues burn ban, first time in state history (2 replies)
TN Progressive
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- Louisville, TN, town center coming soon? (BlountViews)
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
- A friend sent this: From Captain McElwee's Tall Tales of Roane County (RoaneViews)
- The Meidas Touch (RoaneViews)
- Massive Security Breach Analysis (RoaneViews)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Judge allows UFC cage matches to go ahead on White House lawn (TN Lookout)
- Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee keeping intensive probation program alive – barely (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee waste task force eyes changes to law allowing local rejection of landfills (TN Lookout)
- Nearly half of adults struggled to afford healthcare last year, survey finds (TN Lookout)
- Trump says ‘great settlement’ of Iran war in the works, signing ceremony soon (TN Lookout)
- ‘The Dumocrats are at it again’: Trump attack on California election offers midterm preview (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- PAT the play returns to the stage in June (Knox TN Today)
- Easy Bacon & Swiss Quiche: Breakfast meal prep (Knox TN Today)
- Grayson boosts Ijams + In memoriam: Nic Arning, Bob Monday (Knox TN Today)
- Meet Slinky: The adventure buddy you’ve been wanting (Knox TN Today)
- Dining Duo goes to Vandergriff’s (Knox TN Today)
- Zoo Knoxville introduces Summer Concert Series (Knox TN Today)
- Food City named 2026 Retailer of the Year (Knox TN Today)
- 6/12 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Close to Home, Far from Ordinary: Townsend, TN, Ranks #9 destination on one tank of gas (Knox TN Today)
- Hiking with Harrington: Big Creek Trail (Knox TN Today)
- Falling Water Branch Falls: A 2020 Visit, Helene’s scars, and three new waterfalls (Knox TN Today)
- Lily in Red (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- How drones helped first responders get eyes on Morgan County train derailment (WATE)
- Unexpected rock issues push Alcoa Highway project end date, frustrating drivers (WATE)
- Woman charged after toddler left alone in car at Knoxville Walmart (WATE)
- Nonprofit brings veterans to Pigeon Forge for camaraderie and healing (WATE)
- Woman convicted in 1995 Knoxville murder challenging constitutionality of lethal injection (WATE)
- Unoccupied SUV crashes into Hamblen County home, displacing family (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Healthcare dominates conversation with Republican primary opponents for Tennessee House - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- After Bonnaroo 2025 was a loss, organizers hoping for win in 2026 - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Rock City gondola rejected by Lookout Mountain planners - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Internet thinks World Cup team in Chattanooga is ‘hilarious.’ Local leaders don’t think so - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Kennedy Center misses deadline to remove Trump’s name, citing storms - The Washington Post (US News)
- Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s $1.8 billion payout fund - The Washington Post (US News)
- Niño Guerrero: US kills leader of Tren de Aragua gang in strike, Trump says - BBC (US News)
- Elon Musk becomes the first trillionaire as SpaceX soars in its market debut - The Washington Post (Business)
- One dead, 22 injured in Moneta tent collapse: Officials - WSET (US News)
- Live Updates: "Final, agreed upon text" of U.S.-Iran peace deal has been reached, Pakistan says - CBS News (US News)
- Anthropic shuts down Fable, Mythos models following Trump admin. directive - Ars Technica (Business)
- Judge orders Trump administration to restore national park signage on climate change, slavery - Los Angeles Times (US News)
- Spencer Pratt concedes LA mayor race, but declares ‘war’ against advancing candidates - The Guardian (US News)
- Justice Dept. Clears Way for Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger - The New York Times (Business)
- Trump's GOP allies draw a line in the sand on Iran - Politico (US News)
- Elon Musk's stratospheric rise to trillionaire status - in charts - BBC (Business)
- Former SpaceX welder becomes a millionaire after historic IPO - CBS News (Business)
- Stock Market Whipsaws; SpaceX IPO Rockets, Oracle Dives: Weekly Review - Investor's Business Daily (Business)
Local Media
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
Search and Archives
TN Progressive
Nearby:
- Blount Dems
- Herston TN Family Law
- Inside of Knoxville
- Instapundit
- Jack Lail
- Jim Stovall
- Knox Dems
- MoxCarm Blue Streak
- Outdoor Knoxville
- Pittman Properties
- Reality Me
- Stop Alcoa Parkway
Beyond:
- Nashville Scene
- Nashville Post
- Smart City Memphis
- TN Dems
- TN Journal
- TN Lookout
- Bob Stepno
- Facing South
I've always wondered what
I've always wondered what I'd have to do to get on this gravy train, where the only direction is up, no matter how badly one might fail.
By the way, the rump of Bear Stearns is now suing people from its Boston office who made a sweet deal to take their "talents" to Morgan Stanley with big signing bonuses.
Liberty and justice for all.
My home
Hard Work
It was hard work for these guys buying up politicians, hiring lobbyists, and stealing money from so many hard working but gullible people.
Surely they're worth millions and millions for being willing to sell their souls. That's the kind of deals the Devil makes.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson