Reuters Video - Gary Gensler - Mar. 2, 2011
Gensler, a former Goldman executive, says oversight requires more resources.
Video - China Financial News
China's Holdings Of U.S. Debt Revised Up To $1.16 Trillion
Update: Watch the 5 minute exchange between Paul and Bernanke here.
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Paul wants Bernanke to define a Federal Reserve note. Classic. This is not Ron Paul's subcommittee hearing, rather the full House Financial Services committee chaired by none other than Spencer Bachus who infamously said last year that the role of Congress is to serve the banks.
Video - Alex Jones on The View - Feb. 28, 2011
Start watching at the 4:30 mark.
Jones was on the show to talk about his friend Charlie Sheen, but for Jones every conversation leads back to bailouts, the Federal Reserve and America turning into a police state. Heart of Darkness / Apocalypse Now reference at 5:27.
Rest his soul.
The real unemployment rate hovers above 22%, new job creation is stagnant, but Wall Street pay is up 5.7% this year to $130 billion.
All thanks to you, Mr. and Mrs. Taxpayer.
Michael Lewis and Dylan Ratigan wonder why taxpayer outrage seems to have dissipated so quickly. Has it really? Wisconsin doesn't happen without the residual, underlying, seething anger from the Wall Street bailouts.
McLaughlin is wrong. When people are scared and angry, they attack groups they perceive to be getting a free, cushioned ride. Hello, Wall Street.
Monica Crowley gets it right; the answer is Tim Geithner.
Mar 3, 2011 at 1:07 PM
