tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post7790524679352960742..comments2024-03-18T17:01:07.165-07:00Comments on The Provocateur: Someone is Being Ruthlessmike volpehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-20893737770957903792009-05-04T20:43:00.000-07:002009-05-04T20:43:00.000-07:00Jamal, that's not only beside the point but your a...Jamal, that's not only beside the point but your attitude is part of the problem. Whether they deserve it or not is not the issue. <br /><br />what is the issue is that Obama is trying to strong arm creditors into taking deals they don't want. This is a private transaction, and they have a perfect right to take this to bankruptcy. He didn't want that and thus, he tried to extort them into taking a deal they didn't want. If this happened, it is very dangerous and no one can stand for it.mike volpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999118519606254362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-58012165922235091102009-05-04T20:22:00.000-07:002009-05-04T20:22:00.000-07:00I shall play the world's tiniest violin for the he...I shall play the world's tiniest violin for the hedge fund jerkoffs who got us into this mess.<br /><br />Jamal<br />USMCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-24895075801355416222009-05-04T16:53:00.000-07:002009-05-04T16:53:00.000-07:00I'm sure as hack not buying any bonds and selling ...I'm sure as hack not buying any bonds and selling the ones I have. This is tyranny. Just as the Judge made law means it's hard to avoid crimes and torts, so also president ad hoc rules and laws make prudent investment nearly impossible. Whatever the truth of Lauria's remarks, when O'Bummer went before the media to excoriate debt holders who wouldn't play ball with him he made the investment industry dependent on his good will.Mad Dawgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3098264341625381422.post-44027082816787800042009-05-04T12:33:00.000-07:002009-05-04T12:33:00.000-07:00Exhibit B: http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/23/lewis-...Exhibit B: http://www.forbes.com/2009/04/23/lewis-bernanke-paulson-personal-finance-investing-ideas-merrill-lynch.html<br /><br />A different case, only one party remains the same...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com