Last year was a "small group" who saved GS billions, which group did the magic this year? How much did GS bank on it?
Almost didn't go that way either. At the outset the Bushies were hostile to Wall Street. There are articles on it. Industrials/Corporate men got the positions - O'Neill Snow. Seemed to change once Bolton got on as Chief of Staff. Some stuff I read suggested the concern was not so much us blowing ( ) up but the Chinese. Paulson's been there 80+ times.
I agree! And as stated earlier in this thread, GS has been able to spread their chronies across the board. Government, Financial Press, etc., Looks like GS has a put in place (are you surprised?), and can exerise at any time they feel fit.