Had she directed employees to peddle “ghetto loans” (WF’s own terminology) she might have been safer.

At least they were fined. That is truly conservatism meek and mylde.

We’ll either have a ninth term of a pretty conservative Reagan, or a ninth term of a severely conservative Reagan.

It isn’t “Forward”, it’s “Excelsior”.

Good morning, pups. Today we’ve got Brooks, Nocera and Bruni. Bobo’s at it again. In “The Structural Revolution” he gurgles that we can either continue to patch up our economic problems or address the underlying sources with hard but necessary structural reforms. Completely unsurprisingly there is no mention of tax cuts for the rich or unfunded wars. Oh, he’s also made up some spiffy new terminology. Mr. Nocera, in “This Story Isn’t Over Yet,” says on L.B.J., Robert A. Caro has more to say. And more to say. And more to say. And more to say. In “Unable to Say ‘I Do’ ” Mr. Bruni says that it’s impossible to assert that marriage equality is a prudent wager for a presidential candidate in 2012.

Here they are.

The coffee and tea are ready, and I’ve got lemon and poppy seed muffins. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that we get some rain today. It looked promising yesterday, but just clouds. We really could use a nice, soaking rain. Have a great day.

Good morning all,

With two richy rich types running for president can we stand four more years of this drivel trickling down upon us from on high ?

Crime is simple, if you steal from the employee, you’re a sharp businessperson, but steal from the boss and you’re a criminal. Got it? Same with structural reform, change the laws so that fraud isn’t actionable, gives you business/people confidence. whew. all is well.

Considering that the Democrats have been in charge throughout the “Great Recession” they have to take responsibility for protecting the banks. Every financial regulatory agency ostensibly taken over from the Republicans has laid down and done nothing, especially the DOJ. Congratulations, you are now the party of the rich.

If she didn’t disclose that conviction on her app, a lot of companies would dismiss her on the spot. Not just Wells. Where my wife works, they wouldn’t HAVE to term the employee, but policy strongly suggests they do so.

As for Wells own criminal behavior, well, we have an Atty General who can find no wrongdoing at all. At least nothing worth indicting someone over.

Boxturtle (looks like hardcoded corporate policy claims another good employee)

Thanks, Marion, today the vote in the Carolinas is sure to show once again that Freedom rules, unless you aren’t one of the crazees.

Not being honest on your job App is a bad idea. Canning a proven employee is not a good idea either. Getting rid of said employee for someone who you pay less speaks volumes about the company. And we all know WF sucks.

That damn amendment is going to pass in a major way. There will be an injunction against it long before it cane be implemented in any way. The state will spend millions to defend the law, only to lose.

Meanwhile, their schools and bridges are falling down around them.

Boxturtle (Predictable)

‘turk, (If you are around)

I have no idea why the BlackBerry sent a video request to you.

Sorry.

(Not my thing either: just a new toy.)

Hey ya never know what those voting machines will turn out.

Johnny doesn’t need to read, write or drive safe, but his everlasting sole must be free to rule over Sally, not Sully.

For once, if there is a diebold factor it will work in our favor. As far as I can tell, nobody in the chamber of commerce wants this to pass.

Boxturtle (But the churches will outvote them)

Good morning all.

(puts down video camera, pulls up pants)

No problem.

I refer to them as electronic gaming machines, in a gaming booth rather than “voting ” machines.

I don’t see any difference between the gaming machines at Atlantic City and your local voting booth. The house always wins but we come so close to beating the house , time after time.

Yes after the last fiasco here in our neck of the woods-Anchorage-where i do not live but it just turns me off of all elections here. I do not like the idea of stuffing my ballot in a machine any more. Hey i am pushing for colored rocks!

I really have little knowledge of HOW they vote there. But with all this send up i will watch what happens.

Sole or Soul? Can’t tell as I guess either works.

Here’s the banking regulations you were asking for.

Changes to banking regulations last year mean that Wells Fargo has had to run background checks on all of its mortgage team employees, including a fingerprint check with the FBI, a company spokesman told the Journal Sentinel.

“Because Wells Fargo is an insured depository institution, we are bound by federal law that generally prohibits us from hiring or continuing the employment of any person who we know has a criminal record involving dishonesty or breach of trust,” Wells Fargo spokesman Jim Hines said.

While I understand and agree with the gist of this story, something does not sound right as background checks are completed before the person starts not after 5 years of service. And background checks do not go back 40 years they go back 5 and in some cases 10 years

“Obviously her real problem was not working in management”

That all sounds good until you get your ID stolen. “Phone customer service” sounds like someone who for instance would handle credit card calls, which handling physical cash is irrelevant…actually someone handling credit card and bank account numbers could do far more economic damage than someone working at a cash register.

If she lied on her resume about something like that she should get fired, for the same reason the Yahoo CEO should be canned…and he didn’t even lie about being a criminal. Inventing fake college degrees on your resume or covering up criminal history is a good reason for someone to get fired irrespective of what rank they are.

Yes shooter. There are many comments on this web site about the DLC and the results of its activities, also that there is but one part , the money party.

Congratulation. That neuron connection in your brain has finally fired. Let’s hope that you can double your intelligent by growing a second connection.

We’ll keep our fingers crossed. We won’t be holding our breath.