Get to Know Your Candidates Thread

[Otis]

I was under the impression this was not the case, which is why some states weren't 100% on board b/c they wanted to hold out for more.

Right, Eric Schneiderman was one of those AG's that didn't want to sign onto the deal, which is why I pointed Deson to his interview on Maddow last week.

Deson came up with the link, watch it when you get a chance.

[Deson]

I could have sworn in that interview that robosigning and the like was off-limits but the shady financing was still a go?

[Otis]

I could have sworn in that interview that robosigning and the like was off-limits but the shady financing was still a go?

From what I understand, the deal is very narrowly limited to robosigning. Mortgage fraud was much broader than that. Take the MERS fiasco for example.

[Deson]

From what I understand, the deal is very narrowly limited to robosigning. Mortgage fraud was much broader than that. Take the MERS fiasco for example.

Alright. I'll only be satisfied when I get my blood though. Anything that looks like appeasement or letting them off until that point makes it all just a show. I want the civil equivalent of what we did to Al-Qaeda and the Taliban after September 11th. TARP and the like was like the Iraq diversion, now I want them hiding in caves waiting for the bombs. I don't care if it takes 10 years, I want them, complete with red carpet presidential speech.

[stivan]

Are you saying you want the President to assassinate heads of major financial corporations?

[Deson]

Are you saying you want the President to assassinate heads of major financial corporations?

I want the civil equivalent ...

We spent over a trillion dollars on people who did a fraction of the damage,these guys should be begging for real bombs and 3rd world hideaways.

[stivan]

The non-violent assassination would have been letting them fail back in 2008.

[Thundaarr]

Not all states are opposed to this agreement. Wisconsin's soon to be ex governor is happily taking the money. I wonder how much he'll spend on trying to fight the recall campaign.

Gov. Scott Walker To Use Foreclosure Settlement Money To Balance His Budget, Not Help Homeowners | ThinkProgress

[Widem]

Not all states are opposed to this agreement. Wisconsin's soon to be ex governor is happily taking the money. I wonder how much he'll spend on trying to fight the recall campaign.

Gov. Scott Walker To Use Foreclosure Settlement Money To Balance His Budget, Not Help Homeowners | ThinkProgress

18% is going to the state shortfall?

[stivan]

Bring out the popcorn:

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