Saturday Morning Open Thread

Good morning.

The President's weekly address is about the need for Wall Street reform. He's right, but this debate feels like it's a year too late.

I'm increasingly thinking that the Gulf Coast oil spill is strikingly similar to the economic crisis. The oligarchs who run the country didn't want any regulation -- and Republican and Democratic lawmakers protected them. Wall Street and the oil industry really do own large parts of the DC political establishment. Money flowed into the Capitol just like that oil is gushing into the Gulf. Look where it got us. (I just started reading "13 Bankers," which documents the power of the Wall Street bankers over Congress so am particularly annoyed about this mess.)

Anyway, it's a lovely day in the District of Columbia. I'm heading out for a long run this morning. We're doing 12 miles today. I'll be in a much better mood when I get back.

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