Its moments like these why I am now ever so grateful for President Obama. He is such a polarizing figure that everybody is now paying at least a little attention to what is going on. So, because the people are so engaged, I am not so sure that "Big Business" will have THAT much power. I think people will see the forest for the trees if they overstep their bounds.

Further, indeed some businesses were overly greedy. But I never cease to wonder how the government and pundits get away with saying that business took to many big "risks". They were MANDATED to make those risky loans. MANDATED as in by law passed during the Clinton Administration.

Big companies that are publicly traded have a obligation to make as big a profit as possible for their shareholders. I certainly want the companies I invest in to make as much money as possible. Can we have a debate about how much/how these companies influence political candidates? Sure. But to insinuate that big companies are purely just "at all costs" greed machines, is absurd. It does however explain why our economy is in the tank right now.


As for a "populist" revolt... LOL I think its already happening Mr. Dionne, its just not going in the direction you and yours want it to. The people ARE engaged and paying attention.