>>>>>>>>>The best campaigning he could possibly do would be to get the economy out of the toilet. It seems a little frivolous for him to be going on entertainment shows at the moment.
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>>>>>>>>I agree. I have a feeling that some of these public appearances could come back to bite him come next election time, especially if there is no marked improvement of the economy.
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>>>>>>>FWIW, the DOW is up almost 300 points... so far today ... *shrug*.
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>>>>>>This is the step that has been needed for six months, getting those toxic assets off the books. I am not surprised that the market responded enthusiastically.
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>>>>>Haven't those 'toxic assets' just moved from their book to yours?
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>>>>I haven't read about the new program in detail but I thought the government was going to seek investors to buy these "assets."
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>>>Too bad, Bernie is not available.
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>>I read that Bernie Madoff and his wife want to keep $69 million, pegging that as what they're worth without counting the pyramid money. I say leave them penniless. That's better than they deserve. Ripping off the charitable organizations is sickening by itself.
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>I've always heard that 'receipt of stolen goods' is illegal. I guess not when it's 69 million...

I slightly knew a guy who was a stockbroker and got sent to prison. The charge was "commingling clients' money with his own." I thought that was a cute phrase for it. Do you mean stealing? ;-)