Wouldn't we all feel just a little better if a few hundred of the Wall Street rat prick bastards that drove us off the cliff had had to do a handcuffed perp walk, broadcast live on every channel? (Except Fox, of course.) The sad fact is that two and a half years after the grandest larceny ever committed against the American people no one has been punished. None of the big boys anyway. Oh, Bernie Madoff and his family are paying a price, but let's face it, they're relatively small potatoes. No, I want to see some bigshots from Chase, and Goldman Sachs, and Citi, and B. of A., and especially that worm who ran Countrywide, in jail. Throw in anyone who had a hand in repealing Glass-Steagall, or hindering the SEC's enforcement ability. Just make some space in Guantanamo and hold them there until we can sort things out. Which might take some time because the courts are backlogged these days, what with all those bankruptcies to deal with. Meanwhile they'll get 3 square meals a day, a cot, and a half hour in the yard every week. The other prisoners can teach them the Koran and they can return the favor by giving workshops about investing in mortgage backed securities. After they're found guilty, and they will be found guilty, RICO all of their assets and give the proceeds to the poor.
One last thought on this matter: Isn't it curious that, for similar offenses, Eliot Spitzer lost his job, but Senators Vitter and Ensign didn't? Whatever his failings as a husband, Spitzer was relentless at tracking down and prosecuting Wall Street shenanigans. That would've come in handy the last few years...
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