"My view of financial institutions is colored by my years as a prosecutor...None of this surprises me. They are profit-driven corporations that seek to maximize profitability without much regard to social gain."
Neil Barofsky
former inspector general, TARP
September 21, 2009
One thing we can all agree on about our president: He chooses his words v-e-r-y carefully.
So I wondered about his choice of language and timing when, on the same day he traveled to Wall Street to deliver the bankers a gentle scolding, he got caught on videotape labeling the rapper Kanye West a “jackass” for his behavior on a televised awards show.
You don’t mess with the president: Kanye West got himself right onto Jay Leno’s couch to perform an apology.