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AIG Had Early Warning from Government Regulators on Risk, Says House Chairman
National News • October 7, 2008
U.S. regulators sent a letter to American International Group Inc. in March warning of its lack of transparency and ability to oversee its financial products, a top Democratic lawmaker said ...
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| Grandstanding | Mr. Obvious | Oct 8, 2008, 4:28 pm |
| RE: RE: Another Houdini event | Buckeye | Oct 8, 2008, 12:52 pm |
| RE: RE: Another Houdini event | mrs dean wormer | Oct 8, 2008, 12:49 pm |
| RE: Another Houdini event | Bill | Oct 8, 2008, 12:31 pm |
| RE: Another Houdini event | Buckeye | Oct 8, 2008, 11:03 am |
| National Embarassment | Dread | Oct 8, 2008, 7:57 am |
| Definition | American | Oct 8, 2008, 6:32 am |
| Another Houdini event | Bill | Oct 7, 2008, 4:23 pm |
| Enough! | Demos | Oct 7, 2008, 3:37 pm |
| It Will Only Get Worse | WooWooWoo | Oct 7, 2008, 2:15 pm |
| RE: RE: definition please | Trying to help ... | Oct 7, 2008, 1:46 pm |
| RE: definition please | Hah | Oct 7, 2008, 1:42 pm |
| Thank God for soap on a rope huh!... | 2ndamendmentmomma | Oct 7, 2008, 1:01 pm |
| definition please | curious | Oct 7, 2008, 12:29 pm |
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Subject: RE: RE: Another Houdini event
Simple answer: Yes. We could choose to objectively and accurately assess the situation. Following this enlightening exercise, we could then take charge of our lives by holding the bums accountable and voting them out.
Real answer: No. There are simply far too many people without the necessary intelligence, objectivity and/or desire to really understand this mess, in particular, and the much bigger Washington mess, in general. Therefore, I simply do not think we have the ability and/or courage to take care of the problem.
I wish I could be optimistic, but the ship appears to be sinking fast.