Comments on: Lehman Brothers’ presidential connections

By: Dean, Madison, WI

Dean, Madison, WI — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:29:22 +0000

I think its fitting justice for a group and company that helped set up our crappy illegal federal reserve! (POETIC JUSTICE). I was only hoping all their ilk would go under with them. Trust me, if Lehman had wanted to save themselves, they could of, but the individuals in charge are too arrogant and greedy, just like the rest of the big banks and Wall Street. Hope you all go down in a big crash. Most Americans do not know the real history of our “central bank” system, that its illegal according to our founding fathers. I hope the total collapse comes sooner than later, because this is not the way it was suppose to be.

By: JSG

JSG — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:45:47 +0000

With high-powered connections like that, Lehman didn’t go under by accident. Lehman was driven into the ground by the Bush Crime Family.

Now that they no longer exist as an entity, all the fraud committed can just be shovelled under the carpet.

By: P Sharma Mumbai India

P Sharma Mumbai India — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:13:56 +0000

This is really a shame … paulson let veryone avail the help from US government except Lehman. Mr Knox is very right there doesnt seem any other reason that personal grudges that has lead this. But one thing that these guys shall think about is the people who have lost their jobs and lot else in this.

By: Diane Pearl, Miami, FL

Diane Pearl, Miami, FL — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:50:41 +0000

Paulson lies when he says Lehman didn’t have a buyer. Barclay made an offer to buy Lehman but they wanted the government to guarantee Lehman’s bad assets and Paulson refused to do so.

By: Rita NY NY

Rita NY NY — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:21:48 +0000

You are absolutely right R. W. Paulson has changed his reason for letting Lehman go so many times it is obvious he is lying & all to get back at Fuld…He couldn’t work a 30 day loan to prevent the largest bankruptcy in history because he wanted to make an example of his nemesis and the world froze up!

By: WTF Ispaulsonthinking, NY, NY

WTF Ispaulsonthinking, NY, NY — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:27:36 +0000

‘Lehman had neither a buyer… nor adequate assets to justify a life-saving federal loan.’

the fact that barclays bought the US business days later kind of suggests there was a buyer. and lehman wasn’t worth a loan?? take a look at what happened to credit markets in the aftermath of the bankruptcy! a loan would have cost taxpayers way less than the consequences of not making the loan ended up costing them.

paulson is indeed an idiot.

By: Ms, Laurel, MD

Ms, Laurel, MD — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:00:31 +0000

Nothing less than jail for Paulson and jail for Cox can make the markets really bounce back. Idiots!

By: Richard Bee, LighthousePoint, FL

Richard Bee, LighthousePoint, FL — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:36:50 +0000

Does the “disposal of Lehman’s remaining assets” include demanding the return of US$400 BILLION transferred to Israel before the ‘bankruptcy’ was declared (as reported by Bloomberg – Lehman Brothers Shipped Off $400B Just Before Bankruptcy Nice ! – By Linda Sandler – September 27, 2008)

By: R. W. Knox Cresskill, NJ

R. W. Knox Cresskill, NJ — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:39:05 +0000

Yeah! The reason Hanky Panky Paulson did not want to resume Lehman is because he did not like Fuld. So everyone else had to suffer for the bad blood between Paulson and Fuld. Go figure!