Pelosi calls for panel to probe Wall Street

[garbon]

Are you kidding?  The proper solution to a system wide failure is to locate scapegoats.

Are you kidding?

[Valmy]

Are you kidding?

Yes.  If Congress wants to know who is responsible ultimately they need to look in the mirror.  But really they mostly need to work on getting the economy turned around, or at least attempt to minimize the damage.

[garbon]

Yes.  If Congress wants to know who is responsible ultimately they need to look in the mirror.  But really they mostly need to work on getting the economy turned around, or at least attempt to minimize the damage.

I don't see how witch hunting gets us anywhere closer to a better economy.

[Valmy]

I don't see how witch hunting gets us anywhere closer to a better economy.

Right I was being incredibly sarcastic.  That is why when you asked if I was kidding I said 'yes'.

[garbon]

Right I was being incredibly sarcastic.  That is why when you asked if I was kidding I said 'yes'.

I thought that was some sort of meta-sarcasm.

[Neil]

Yes.  If Congress wants to know who is responsible ultimately they need to look in the mirror.  But really they mostly need to work on getting the economy turned around, or at least attempt to minimize the damage.

I don't see how witch hunting gets us anywhere closer to a better economy.

I don't see how Congress is capable of doing anything else.

[garbon]

I don't see how Congress is capable of doing anything else.

Then they should do nothing with regards to it.

[derspiess]

Then they should do nothing with regards to it.

If congress simply "did nothing" in general, we'd all be better off.

[Neil]

I don't see how Congress is capable of doing anything else.

Then they should do nothing with regards to it.

To be seen to do nothing is unacceptable.  That's how politics works.

[Caliga]

To be seen to do nothing is unacceptable.  That's how politics works.

Isn't there some way in which they could posture, seemingly doing a lot, but not actually doing anything at all? 

[KRonn]

Yep, this investigation is needed; maybe find some worthy business people as candidates for Gitmo.   
When this first broke I wrote my Congressman letting him know that, among other things, I expect Congress to be investigating itself and their mistakes, and any culpability for failure, negligence, or even possible criminal/ethical wrong doings by Congress members in the financial meltdowns. Same as needs to be done for business.

This "investigation" will not take one single look at any members of Congress. And if they do, it will be completely politically motivated.

So it will simply amount to yet another populist witch hunt of the Evil Business People. Which, of course, is what Pelosi/Reed/et al wants. Get the rabble all fired up and it isn't that hard to convince them that the solution is to take more power away from the Evil Business People and concentrate it into the hands of those who only want what is best for the poor, oppressed masses.

Ah well, we will need a lot more tea parties then, in order for Congress (all parties) to get the message. 

I already told my Congress man to speak out against the witch hunts, and to prevent the silly investigations they did that caused such witch hunts, back when the AIG families were targeted. I guess so what perhaps, but I figured I'd tell him rather than just complain about it.

[Valmy]

Ah well, we will need a lot more tea parties then, in order for Congress (all parties) to get the message. 

I am not interested in wasting time with Tea.  I saw we toss Congress into Boston Harbor instead this time.

[jimmy olsen]

My solution - I think we should kill everyone with more money than me, then make a throne of skulls for me to sit on.

You are truly a great man.

[KRonn]

Ah well, we will need a lot more tea parties then, in order for Congress (all parties) to get the message. 

I am not interested in wasting time with Tea.  I saw we toss Congress into Boston Harbor instead this time.

Enviro laws wouldn't let the harbor be so polluted.   

[Neil]

To be seen to do nothing is unacceptable.  That's how politics works.

Isn't there some way in which they could posture, seemingly doing a lot, but not actually doing anything at all? 

That's what witchhunting is all about.