SHOTGUN WEDDING: BofA CEO: Feds forced us to buy Merrill Lynch

House lawmakers on Thursday accused federal regulators of a gross misuse of power in orchestrating a "shotgun wedding" between Bank of America Corp.

[Andrew Simon]

"Why did a private business deal announced in September and approved by shareholders in December - with no mention of government assistance - end up costing taxpayers $20 billion in January?"

DARN THAT OBAMA! Oh, wait...

[TORRANCEJIM]

Ken Lewis is nothing but a DIRT BAG with not an ounce of integrety. When he agreed to go along with the government conspiacy and throw the stock holders under the bus he was nothing but a slimey dirt bag. Of course, the administration actors in this cospiracy are the same kind of deviates. How can they look themselves in the mirror?

[Ridley]

Corruption at its finest.

[jim the dirtbag]

the feds did the same thing with the TARP banks over chrysler, and they tried it with the GM bondholders. when the feds threaten to fire your ass if you dont fall in line, most people do what they say, except the guys in the trailer park.