we re bailing them out all over again, i imagine there s going to be enormous political pressure to do just that. if we had teddy roosevelt as president right now, a real trust buster, a real progressive reformer who knew how to do it, could he break these giants into smaller pieces so the american people would be a democratic society again, economically speaking? sure. absolutely. that s good to i don t see why it s only hard because of the influence of money in the political process. because wall street had such sway in the discussion of how to reform them. i smell it every day. thank you, michael lewis. thanks. i m glad to know at least it s possible if we get the right people running the country. up next, herman cain is hoping his candidate sip doesn t melt away lake his choice of ice cream, actually. stick around for the side show. i still think that guy s rocky on the republican side. you re watching hardball, only on msnbc.