Comments on: First Appointments to the to Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission

By: Weisselklenzenacht

Weisselklenzenacht — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:40:47 +0000

Actually, Brooksley Born is a real good choice. Let’s hope that there aren’t too many hacks on the commission, certainly no one with even a distant relation to that quasi-criminal enterprise Goldman Sachs.

By: Mark E Hoffer

Mark E Hoffer — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:37:31 +0000

this ‘nom de weblog’: Weisselklenzenacht, is, really, too funny..

Calvin,

see also: cvienne’s post, as well as the one from ‘Weissel..’

By: farmera1

farmera1 — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:22:13 +0000

I just hope these people can come up with some meaningful ideas. We had all better hope they succeed and get to some real (aka root) causes. Those that are so cynical that they hope they fail and have already written off the effort, are rather sad. Me I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt, until they prove they don’t deserve my support.

Suppose they’ve read BR’s book. I can think of a lot worse places to start.

By: cvienne

cvienne — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:21:54 +0000

@Calvin Jones

“Where does the market think future profits are coming from(besides China)?”

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I’ll forward my senseless IMO response…

China GDP reported at 7.9%…

GDP = C + I + G + (X − M)

let me guess…the C and the (X – M) were marginal…

but the I + G were huge…

everyone…use your collective vast intellects to fill in the blanks…

By: Weisselklenzenacht

Weisselklenzenacht — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:17:23 +0000

I guess Senator Graham has some whitewash left over from the 9-11 commission for this new charade.

By: Wes Schott

Wes Schott — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:14:59 +0000

SP999

By: Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle

Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:13:23 +0000

And since BR didn’t say anything(Yet!!), what was up with the rally today? Are we going to break 9,000 on Friday? Where does the market think future profits are coming from(besides China)?

By: Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle

Calvin Jones and the 13th Apostle — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:11:40 +0000

Mr. Hoffer:
While I am not excited about this group(and even less excited about the Republican appointees), I’ll give Graham his credit. If Hillary Clinton had listened to him before the Iraq invasion, she’d be president today. She didn’t so she’s only SecState.

By: cvienne

cvienne — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:10:50 +0000

born = volcker…in this version of committeedom

By: Wes Schott

Wes Schott — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:35:51 +0000

Hoffer-

let’s give Ms Born the benefit of the doubt that she can make good.

seems like a PR campaign would be required

regardless of the facts and the potential Greek influence