[deong]

Well, the banks are fine now, but we still can't pass even the tiniest bit of legislation curtailing the worst of their activities.

You're right; we did have to bail out the banks. The decision to absolve them of any responsibility, continue groveling at their feet, and just generally lay out a red carpet lined with bags of money for them to take on their way to the next instance of destruction...that's a choice we're making.