Remember what it was like president obama had been elected on this massive wave of hope and enthusiasm. On election day 2008 elected on this amazing wave. The countrys at his back. All the forces of history are behind him, and he proceeded to continue the policies of president bush essentially unchanged. Im referring to his policies towards wall street, towards the investment banks. No big banks were ever put into receivership, no bailouts were unwound. No elite bankers were ever prosecuted. Obama and his democrats refused to change course when every sign was telling them to turn. When it would have been good policy to turn. When it would have been overwhelmingly popular to turn. When the country fully expected them to turn. And when i say the country, i mean the bankers themselves. The wall street bankers thoughtl they were going to be taken to the woodshed. And when it was fully within the president s and his partys power to steer this country in a different direction, they didnt do
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Stories that they hear this weekend on twitter, instagram and facebook using the hashtag prlf16. You can keep the spirit of lit fest going year round by downloading the printers row app where youll find all of chicago tribunes premium book contents and discounted ebooks for sub cubers and the complete printers row lit fest schedule. If you download today, you get a free ebook and 5 off lit fest membership. Merchandise, rather. Okay. Todays program is being broadcast live on cspan2s booktv. Were going to have a little bit of time at the end for audience questions, so when the time comes, please line up at the microphone to your right so that our home viewing audience can hear the questions that you have. And the last thing before we start, please silence your cell phones and turn off the flashes to any cameras that you have. With that, were pleased to welcome the host of wbez chicagos podcast and todays moderator, greta johnson. [cheers and applause] hello. Thanks to all of you for comi
Personality and dies of george a shall be of bush and views on Public Service and tradition. The autobiography, undocumented mark steins fifth on the new boston post list of suggested Summer Reading followed by the closing of the american mind, which is allan blooms critique of american culture. Next on the list is former oklahoma senator tom coburn of the death bomb which lays out his plan to make the government more fiscally responsible. Wall street journal column this peggy noonan in the time of our lives, it collection of her columns and comes in eight on the list. Finishing off the new boston post list of suggested Summer Reading are randy barnetts examination of the constitution and how it applies to politics today. Restoration, another book by george will on term limits and a functional democracy. Book tv has covered many of the books over the years. Good afternoon. Welcome, everyone, to the 32nd annual Chicago Tribune printers row lit fest. Id like to give a special thank you t
Is your story and we encourage you to share the stories you hear this weekend on twitter, instagram or facebook. You can keep the spirit going by downloading the printers row app where you will find the Chicago Tribune premium book contents free and discounted ebooks for subscribers and that complete printers row schedule. Demo today and you get a free ebook and five dollars off merchandise. Todays program is being broadcast live on cspan twos book tv. We will leave about 10 minutes at the end for a q a session with the Live Audience here, so when the time comes if you have a question, please lineup at the microphone to your right so the home viewing audience can hear your questions. Lastly, before we begin this program i ask that you silence your phones and turn off the flashes on any cameras. With that said, i would like to introduce author thomas frank of listen liberal. [applause]. Howdy, folks. How are you all doing next thats my version of a chicago accent, howdy folks. I did liv