Business as usual . . .


It's hard to be optimistic about fixing what's broken with the economic system when you realize things like this are going on:

Ailing, Banks Still Field Strong Lobby at Capitol

. . .the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, was missing its centerpiece: a change in bankruptcy law he once championed that would have given judges the power to lower the amount owed on a home loan. It had been stripped out three weeks earlier in a showdown between Senate Democrats and the nation’s banks, including many that are getting big government bailouts. . . .

Full story here.

You don't have to agree with the actual measure, one way or the other, to see the problem.