Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America Highlight

The Democrats’ line was a little more complicated. They had no problem publicly pointing the finger at companies like Goldman Sachs as culprits in the mess, although behind closed doors, of course, it was Democratic officials like Geithner who were carrying water for Wall Street all along, arranging sweetheart deals like the Wachovia rescue and the Citigroup bailout (notable because Geithner’s ex-boss, former Clinton Treasury secretary Bob Rubin, was a big Citi exec).