Monday, October 19, 2009

Top aides to Obama upbraid Wall St.

The Washington Post reports:
Top Obama administration officials sharply criticized Wall Street firms planning to pay big bonuses, pointedly contrasting the soaring profits some financial companies have recorded in recent days with continuing high jobless rates across the country.
There's more:
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel chided Wall Street firms for neglecting their responsibilities "in the short period of time where they have a level of normalcy because of what the government did to help them."
Rahm Emanuel of Freddie Mac fame is saying this!