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This is the product of a paradox between class warfare and race politics, two of the driving forces in the progressive movement.

They seem to forget that Madoff is a Democrat.

Arthur Levitt, Jr. was the longest serving head of the SEC. Do a Google search on him, see what pops up.

He was appointed by Clinton in 1993 and again in 1998. He left in 2001, so he covered the entire Clinton administration.

Levitt gave Madoff a free pass because they were both members of the Harmonie Club, a social club for the ultra wealthy in NYC.

Madoff was first reported to the SEC in 1992:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/%E2%80%A6

Report: Regulator was tipped off about Madoff fraud as early as 1992

"a suspicion of trouble at Madoff Investment Securities arose as early as 1992 when customers of Avellino & Bienes, a fund that invested all its money with Madoff, complained about documents making a seemingly impossible promise of "100%" safe investments. Although the SEC shut down Avellino & Bienes, the agency only made a "brief and very limited" examination of Madoff."

Avellino & Bienes was shut down by the SEC in 1993, the year Levitt took charge.

Levitt also gave a special exemption to Enron, exempting it from accounting rules. This special exemption led directly to the Enron scam and the subsequent meltdown of the company, which took down a major chunk of the economy with it. It also led to the discovery of similar fraud at many other companies, fraud that got its start in the Clinton years.

If I was going to pick one individual who was most responsible for the rampant fraud of the Clinton years, it would have to be Art Levitt.

Yes. Can't you wait for the day when they are all gone and the government provides all our jobs, which we won't get paid for, since all the money we earn will go to taxes to provide jobs? I think I'll start looking for a trailer down south...

No, it's not logic. It's stereotyping. Conservatives do the same thing about Democrats. They believe liberals are all lazy urbanites who expect government to provide them with everything so they won't have to work.

Well, this liberal is a product of family farmers and is proud of his work ethic. I've worked for everything I have and wouldn't have it any other way. I also have a strong Christian upbringing, which is why I prefer the liberal view of helping those in need instead of abandoning them to their fate, as conservatives seem to prefer.

According to Republicans, liberals all believe:

1. Republicans are all old white racist rich men.

2. Republicans are from the south and live in trailers.

I bet you don't even notice any irony here, do you?

You give them too much credit.

I myself think they fall into these 4 categories;

a) self righteous pampered college students

b) pimple faced basement trolls

c) entitlement minded, low self esteem "Barry is my Daddy" whiners

d) PAID political dis-informants(I know they are here)

The examples you have given are just a diversion, my account(I believe) is more accurate and explains why.

yes liberals a typical stereo-typers.

BTW, I'm a native american republican,woman, who lives way up north in a ranch.

You post this dribble and dare speak of logic. And you wonder why.

I think it is more correct to say that Republicans are all dumb... Which includes the guys with the estates and the trailer folk as well.

Liberal and logic can't be used in the same sentence.