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How about NO...

He ruined Hank Greenberg, one of the greatest businessmen in this country, and put AIG in the very position it is in today -- all for what, a shot at becoming the next Giuliani? It's utterly retarded. He is the classic "bad cop" who is off doing shady crap in his free time, punishing perfectly good law-abiding citizens as part of his power trip. I mean, really, Hank Greenberg was the squeaky-cleanest guy you could find; yeah, there were the backroom deals and whatnot, but that's called "the old boys' club," and nothing that was severely impacting the fate of the global economy. Leaving AIG in the hands of Marty Sullivan and his gang of idiots, however... Well, we see what has happened; AIG is now so impotent that it is used as a mere pawn by the banks and the Fed. Spitzer practically shouldn't be allowed to write about this without acknowledging that he created the problem.

The problem with politics is ... When Miley Cyrus says she will "ruin" Radiohead, we all laugh; when the Miley Cyruses of the political world say they are going to "ruin" someone, the power given to them by the people allows them to make inroads into doing just that.




Can you please elaborate on two things:

1 - "Hank Greenberg was the squeaky-cleanest guy you could find"

2 - "He ruined Hank Greenberg, one of the greatest businessmen in this country, and put AIG in the very position it is in today"




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