re: #27 FullRoller

True, but NOT extended powers over independent businesses such as BP, GM, Chrysler, AIG, etc…

I disagree. What we saw was real politics at play - the backroom strongarm deal played out live on the world stage. And this time, instead of getting very little done or carrying on as usual, Obama squeezed like a true Scot and wrung everything he could from them to recompense the country.

There was nothing wrong with it. It was the bully pulpit and he used it well, and he got something which wasn’t exactly forthcoming from BP, which bore the full responsibility of what is happening since months.

He didn’t put a gun to their heads; he put the public to their heads and said: “Guess what? Everyone is watching you right now. Better do the right thing for once and clean up your fucking mess.”