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1. Damn. He said two things, one which I agree with. The other one that makes me want to cry.

Sat Feb 14, 2026, 09:54 PM

Feb 14

The first, that we should have prosecuted the bankers for the 2007-2008 financial collapse.

The second, that Obama said that what the bankers did wasn't actually criminal so there would not be any prosecutions.

I still think Obama was a very good president, but between not prosecuting Bush for the Iraq War, and not going after the bankers for the financial collapse, the result has just been a pile-on of bad decisions that allowed the very wealthy to assume there would be no consequences for their overreaches.

I hate that the Dem Party is a big part of that perception.

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Urgent Warning From Prof. David Cay Johnston - This Is How It Began Last Time [View all] liberalla Feb 14 OP

Damn. He said two things, one which I agree with. The other one that makes me want to cry. Baitball Blogger Feb 14 #1

No shit. I've asked many cops if we could "look forward not backward" FoxNewsSucks Feb 14 #2

Obama learned too late that there was nothing to gain by giving in to the Right. Baitball Blogger Feb 14 #3

"that Centrist triangulation thing" Intractable Feb 14 #6

I've watched less than 10 minutes of this, and I'm already wondering if I'll be able to sleep tonight. highplainsdem Feb 14 #4

If I've learned anything from this Epstein debacle, it is that we Baitball Blogger Feb 14 #5

I hear you. Wells Fargo is offering pretty good incentives Ilsa Feb 14 #7

Morning kick! liberalla Feb 15 #8

Holy cow! pattyloutwo Feb 15 #9