Replies to post #158358 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

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Aren't fraudsters supposed to go to jail?

(Last Thursday, the U.S. District Court judge overseeing the case demanded that the S.E.C. explain how
such serious securities fraud could end with the defendant neither admitting nor denying wrongdoing.)

Hey, Daddy, i read about your Citygroup fraud today.

Yeah, son, we paid a fine. No big deal then, eh, Dad?

That's right, son. No big deal.

Capitalism and free markets are the best engines for generating growth and relieving poverty —
provided they are balanced with meaningful transparency, regulation and oversight.

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Rick Perry, Ready for the Stand-Up Circuit!

By Jim Geraghty
October 31, 2011 10:13 A.M.

Texas governor Rick Perry unveiled a funny, animated, almost wacky persona in this New Hampshire speech [ http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=21z30aNO3cA ]:

Maybe I’m weird, but I really liked this version of Rick Perry.

Holding up his flat-tax plan on a notecard, he boasted, “Even Tim Geithner can get his taxes in on time with this, I’m telling ya!”

“That little plan I just shared with you doesn’t force the Granite State to expand your tax footprint. Know what I mean? Like 9 percent expansion? [laughter, mischievous look] I love Herman, he’s the best. I have fun with him. He is a great and interesting guy.”

“Under my plan, the death tax expires before you expire.”

If this is a side effect of his medication, more back meds, please!

Copyright 2011 National Review Online (emphasis in original)

http://www.nationalreview.com/campaign-spot/281684/rick-perry-ready-stand-circuit [with comments]