Showing posts with label Banks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Banks. Show all posts

Saturday, July 12, 2008

Another Universe Heard From

Jere Nash is blaming the Bush administration for the economy. I suppose that's as surprising as me having a headache on Saturday morning.

He puts the president at fault for the IndyMac bank closing. And I guess, when you live in one of Jackson's trendy liberal enclaves, you miss all of this stuff:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121581435073947103.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news

I find this quote very interesting, Jere:


In a written statement, the Office of Thrift Supervision, which regulated IndyMac, said "the immediate cause" of the failure was statements made by Sen. Charles Schumer, a New York Democrat. Mr. Schumer in late June publicly raised concerns about the bank's solvency.

"Although this institution was already in distress, I am troubled by any interference in the regulatory process," said OTS Director John Reich.

Did ya catch that, Jere? A little Democratic grandstanding is OK, though, right? It's all to stop the corrupt and inept Bush administration, right?

I really hope somebody will post that quote on Jere's blog.