There are no "minor" players in this debacle. The Democratic congressional leadership screamed for this bank bailout and the Republican Treasury Secretary and financial advisor herd fueld the fires. THEY ALL have unclean hands, and they are equally dirty.

I've seen a lot of con games in my life, and most of them have the "mark" having to act quickly, or else they will miss out on the bargain, or there will be catastrophic results. This has all the trappings of a con game where there are just more zeroes at the end of the number on the check.

I posted the above regarding the auto industry bailout, and made similar comments when the financial bailout was going down. WHEN WILL WE EVER LEARN that lame-duck sessions are the stages for the greatest rip-offs?

NOW the auto industry is getting $15Billion, but we are supposed to feel good because the number is smaller than the original amount, and there will be a "car czar." What utter BS! ! !

P.T. Barnum was RIGHT!