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Slider recommended In Ironic Twist, Taxpayers May Be On The Hook For Some Madoff Losses, Via AIG by Zachary Roth

2008-12-30T17:22:01Z

Slider recommended Congress To Hear From SEC IG, Whistleblower, On Madoff by Zachary Roth

2008-12-31T16:42:08Z

Slider Commented on Congress To Hear From SEC IG, Whistleblower, On Madoff by Zachary Roth

2009-01-01T22:10:04Z

Every word of Markopolos' 2005 submission to the SEC is substantiated with facts. Keeping in mind he first flagged Madoff's operation in 1999; to no avail. There was never an investigation opened by the SEC based on his reports to them. All were close with recommendations that "no action be taken."

Besides the SEC investigator quitting in 2007 and marrying Madoff's niece (who had also worked for Madoff's operation at one time), the SEC is VERY much much on the hook for rubber-stamping all complaints against him with "NO ACTION." (Correction: The SEC did fine Madoff a couple thousand in 1994 for a paperwork violation.)

The SEC is as guilty as the investors in being blinded by Madoff's prior NASDAQ creator reputation and his supposed aura of infallibility.

The concern now is how much has Madoff moved offshore that will be unreachable. His attorneys plan on using an "insanity defense"; now isn't that poetic justice?

Slider Commented on Top Pentagon Official: Obama Team Still "The Opposition" by Zachary Roth

2009-01-01T21:47:39Z

If Jim O'Beirne is kept on after what is known about his politicizing of staff choices for Iraq, and now this, somebody on Obama's team has their head up their arse.

Slider Commented on Begich Expanding Lead Over Stevens -- Little By Little by Eric Kleefeld

2008-11-15T04:02:20Z

Isn't it interesting that Steven's statement that he doesn't consider himself "convicted of anything until sentenced?" Seven felonies are just a matter of semantics, uncle ted? Stevens exists in an alternate reality, which is why he
continues to be shocked!..shocked!, I tell you
that anyone could conceive that he'd done
anything improper, let alone illegal. Alaska
will hopefully now benefit from a hitherto
scarce commodity...integrity. The number of
elected politicians in Alaska who have fallen
due to corruption are in direct proportion to
the $$$ dangled concurrent with the
construction of the pipeline and Stevens
held court in approving each and every
contract award. Another emperor without
clothes.......