4.23.2010

Sheila and the Chicago 7

Sheila Bair whacked seven Illinois banks today, a single-state record, including Broadway Bank, the bank owned by the family of Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias, and the preferred lender of Chicago's felon class.

1 comment:

Independent Accountant said...

WCV:
What's $20 million today? Lloyd Antoinette Blankfein's (LAB) annual cigar bill. It's peanuts. Supposedly Lehman had tens of billions in unreconciled accounts. That's money.
Suppose LAB saw $20 million lying in the street. Would LAB even bend down to pick it up?

IA

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