1974. The unemployment rate. Narrator in 2009, wall street bankers were on the defensive. The Great American mortgage bubble had burst. This is a huge amount of money. Narrator the economy was in ruins and wall street bankers were being blamed. Bankers admitted they had miscalculated. But they were also worried that they could be held criminally liable for fraud. He and president obama will continue to work on. Narrator with a new administration arriving in washington, bankers and their attorneys expected investigations and at least some prosecutions. 150 billion in mortgagebacked securities. Smith was there a sense that there were going to be prosecutions of alleged fraud related to the mortgage crisis . I think there was that expectation. I think people had seen the financial crisis. There was obviously a lot of conduct that had gone on that was improper. And i think people were expecting to see some substantial prosecutions. The men and women who duped wouldbe homeowners, who defrau
1974. The unemployment rate. Narrator in 2009, wall street bankers were on the defensive. The Great American mortgage bubble had burst. This is a huge amount of money. Narrator the economy was in ruins and wall street bankers were being blamed. Bankers admitted they had miscalculated. But they were also worried that they could be held criminally liable for fraud. He and president obama will continue to work on. Narrator with a new administration arriving in washington, bankers and their attorneys expected investigations and at least some prosecutions. 150 billion in mortgagebacked securities. Smith was there a sense that there were going to be prosecutions of alleged fraud related to the mortgage crisis . I think there was that expectation. I think people had seen the financial crisis. There was obviously a lot of conduct that had gone on that was improper. And i think people were expecting to see some substantial prosecutions. The men and women who duped wouldbe homeowners, who defrau
Are now coming at us with such disgusting regularity. No deal on Medicare Medicaid reform until the republicans pony up tax reform. Boehner says no tax reform until there is reform. Both sides can go on with the squared off positions as long as their political bases support them. This could be a long time, because boehners biggest worry isnt the president , its the Tea Party Members of his own caucus who might just bring him down if he agrees to raise revenues. The president s biggest worry isnt boehner alone, its the democrats who will assault him if he cuts a deal with bain theyre doesnt raise revenues. Well, the only question to which i do not know the answer is how in the world can boehner and the president cut a deal when theyre so restricted to what they can accept . And thats hardball for now. Thanks for being with us. The ed show with ed schultz starts right now. Good evening, americans, and welcome to ted show from new york. Three days from austerity. John boehner is scolding
Eliot spitzer has the forecast for the implosion. The gop tries to resurrect jim crowe laws in an attack on the Voting Rights act. Chris christie gets left out of cpac in favor of the republican gag reel. Our panel takes on the partys backwards reinvention. Bachmann breaks her post election silence. I didnt get anything wrong. And it was worth the wait. Thousands have gathered tonight in remembering the killing of Trayvon Martin. Well take you inside the Unanswered Questions behind his shocking murder case. Good to have you with us tonight, folks. Thanks for watching. Well, republicans have shifted into the final phase of their sequestration strategy. Talk tough and empty threats. We have moved the bill in the house twice. We should not have to move a third bill before the senate gets off their ass and begins to do something. Ooh, Strong Language from a guy who is on the heels of a tenday vacation, dont you think . I mean, boehners got a lot of nerve to stand up there in front of the A
The debt, not dealing with these endless manufactured crises that are now coming at us with such disgusting regularity. No deal on Medicare Medicaid reform until the republicans pony up tax reform. Boehner says no tax reform until there is reform. Both sides can go on with the squared off positions as long as their political bases support them. This could be a long time, because boehners biggest worry isnt the president , its the Tea Party Members of his own caucus who might just bring him down if he agrees to raise revenues. The president s biggest worry isnt boehner alone, its the democrats who will assault him if he cuts a deal with bain theyre doesnt raise revenues. Well, the only question to which i do not know the answer is how in the world can boehner and the president cut a deal when theyre so restricteds to what they can accept . And thats hardball for now. Thanks for being with us. The ed show with ed schultz starts right now. Good evening, americans, and welcome to ted show