Reply To: Obama and Wall St.

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samgheb
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For the reasons mentioned so far. Initially the banks were still close to Obama I think. Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan Chase was considered a possibility for the treasury for some time but things turned a bit sour between them. I think Dodd-Frank wasn’t too popular either.

The one I find the most damning though is Jeffrey Immelt who was paraded by Obama initially and now Immelt is going for Romney which is a bit embarrassing for Obama.

Charlie Gasparino has written a book on the relationship between Obama and Wall Street and he goes into how Obama wowed Wall Street in 2007.
http://www.amazon.com/Bought-Paid-Unholy-Alliance-Between/dp/1595230718/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1351037834&sr=1-2&keywords=charlie+gasparino