Holder made me LOL this am.

[dixiegrrrrl]

Breaking News Headline:
Attorney General Eric Holder declares no banks are too big to be prosecuted if they engage in criminal activity - @politico

[The Magistrate]

1. Damn, Ma'am --- Made Me Laugh Too

"The best comedy is unintended."

[Ichingcarpenter]

2. He went on to say

''Like HSBC, Wells Fargo, Bank of America that all admitted to criminal money laundering for drug dealers....If you can pay the fine you don't have to do the time....... wait did I say that?''





If you've ever been arrested on a drug charge, if you've ever spent even a day in jail for having a stem of marijuana in your pocket or "drug paraphernalia" in your gym bag, Assistant Attorney General and longtime Bill Clinton pal Lanny Breuer has a message for you: Bite me.

Breuer this week signed off on a settlement deal with the British banking giant HSBC that is the ultimate insult to every ordinary person who's ever had his life altered by a narcotics charge. Despite the fact that HSBC admitted to laundering billions of dollars for Colombian and Mexican drug cartels (among others) and violating a host of important banking laws (from the Bank Secrecy Act to the Trading With the Enemy Act), Breuer and his Justice Department elected not to pursue criminal prosecutions of the bank, opting instead for a "record" financial settlement of $1.9 billion, which as one analyst noted is about five weeks of income for the bank.



Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/taibblog/outrageous-hsbc-settlement-proves-the-drug-war-is-a-joke-20121213#ixzz30rImnTnU

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. And, just now, there is this:

US prosecutors close to securing guilty plea and settlement of more than $1 billion from Credit Suisse, sources tell @WSJ

Just 2 days ago, there were headlines: US prosecuters seeking CRIMINAL charges re: Credit Suisse.

so much for criminal penalties.

[truebluegreen]

3. My reaction is more like this:

Plus I think he didn't say a word about BANKERS....

[WinkyDink]

4. "....If only we had prisons large enough to contain those miscreant bank buildings."

[corkhead]

5. I didn't see it but was that one of the punch lines at the WHCD this weekend?

[NightWatcher]

6. Next time he's serious