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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-04-08 08:30 AM Original message |
For NYT, Now Comes Hard Part of Bailout--deciding who get awarded all that MONEY in a private scheme |
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Eric J in MN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-04-08 08:33 AM Response to Original message |
1. Yes, the bailout bill allows no-bid contracts. |
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MannyGoldstein (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-04-08 08:34 AM Response to Original message |
2. 50:50 Split: Goldman Sachs and Carlyle Group |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-04-08 09:12 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. You can burn dryer lint. It is an energy-intensive petroleum byproduct |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-04-08 08:47 AM Response to Original message |
3. Very interesting. |
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dailykoff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-04-08 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
4. More like the best part. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-04-08 08:50 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Plenty of Koolaid drinkers right here on DU |
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tom_paine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-05-08 09:06 AM Response to Reply #5 |
19. PLENTY! |
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MsLeopard (717 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-04-08 09:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
8. Agreed |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-04-08 08:51 AM Response to Original message |
6. you don't think cheney or bu$h* will get any kickbacks do you? |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-04-08 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
9. this bill is a trillion dollar vat of lard and crony capital |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-04-08 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
10. I thought keeping these overvalued assets on their balance sheets was the crime we were prosecuting |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-04-08 09:23 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Factual note: a mortgage-backed security, like a commodity option, can be debt for the lender |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-04-08 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
12. K & R ! |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-04-08 09:46 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Important that more people read the details behind this. |
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kentuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-04-08 09:55 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. And the role of Goldman Sachs in this mess... |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-04-08 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
15. surely, one of those pro-bailout emoters will jump in this thread and explain it all for us. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-04-08 10:39 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. If the entire article were written by me, it'd no doubt be criticized |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-04-08 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
17. Gee. Color me surprised. |
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Leopolds Ghost (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-05-08 09:04 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Fuck the big three mega-banks. Take your money out and put it in a credit union. |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-05-08 12:36 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. We did something more drastic. |
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