----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > It's rather astonishing, the mainstream media is gloating about Spitzer's > 'hardball tactics' in 'bringing down the beast' before the end of the year. > Like, the banks really wanted to continue the fine negotiation process into > 2003. One of The NY Sunday Times' articles had a particularly offensive > title 'How Wall Street was tamed.' Their editorials are worse. > > As that CBS poll indicates, there's a complete disconnect between the > punishment (which doesn't extend beyond these rounding-error fines) and > public sentiment - but it's being swept away to make room for a brand new > year of 'corporate responsibility.' > > Nomi
======================= As well as letting the William Lerach's and law firms that drive the securities litigation markets kick into second gear. http://www.law.com/special/professionals/corp_counsel/2002/who_represent s_americas_biggest_companies.shtml Ian