Who do the banksters love? Um...

[Proud Public Servant]

Bush’s substitute speaker: Hillary Clinton

By MAGGIE HABERMAN | 7/16/14 5:58 PM EDT Updated: 7/17/14 7:49 AM EDT
Former President George W. Bush was supposed to give a speech to Ameriprise Financial conference in Boston next week but had to bow out because he’s recovering from surgery on a bum knee. But the financial services firm was able to secure a prominent substitute speaker: Hillary Clinton.

Clinton’s speech, confirmed by two sources familiar with the event, is the latest in a series of paid speaking-circuit gigs for the former secretary of state and likely 2016 presidential contender, who charges upward of $200,000 to deliver remarks or take part in question-and-answer sessions.

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Clinton aides declined to comment. An Ameriprise spokesman did not respond to repeated requests for comment. Ameriprise is a financial services firm that was spun off from American Express almost a decade ago.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/07/george-w-bush-hillary-clinton-substitute-speaker-109010.html#ixzz37jly8CLa

I have nothing against Hillary cashing in; she's a Creature of Washington, and it's what Creatures of Washington do. I'm far more interested in the fact that a bunch of banksters -- sorry, "financial service professionals" -- went straight to Hillary when they couldn't get Smirking Chimp. If you're wondering who'll be making economic policy in the (next) Clinton White House, wonder no further (though, seriously, why were you wondering at all?). Same as it ever was.

[Autumn]

1. It seems most white House families do this, wait until you see what Obama and his wife make

doing this exact same thing when they get out of office.

[Proud Public Servant]

3. Of course

My point was merely that Wall Steet is starting to place its bets -- and will be expecting its bets to pay off.

[Autumn]

7. Wall Street has always won, the game is rigged.

[Rex]

2. If somebody was stupid enough to pay me a million dollars to open my mouth

and speak pretty words...you can believe I would be there in a heartbeat.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

4. It does, however, make it easier to see which side of the 1% vs 99% they're on.

[GeorgeGist]

5. I saw her on Daily Show ...

the crowd loved her. I thought she was trying too hard.

[monmouth3]

6. She really scares me, the more she talks, the more the fear grows...Ugh...n/t