http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/starkravings/archive/2009/04/27/barack-obama-corporate-welfare-king.aspxAs Tom Edsall over at the Huffington Post aptly points out , one of the more absurd charges against the Obama administration comes from the right-wing, which accuses him of destroying American business. On the contrary, this president, unfortunately,enCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20917.1142)http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/starkravings/archive/2009/04/27/barack-obama-corporate-welfare-king.aspx#315604Fri, 01 May 2009 13:36:08 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:315604Otterlaw<p>What do former presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama have in common - they love big banks. - President Clinton preempted state bucket shop laws which turned credit default swaps into legalized gambling. President Bush looked the other way while financial institutions, brokers and insurance companies took this gambling to a new level. Now, President Obama is paying off those gambling losses once the Nation discovered the dice were loaded. Unfortunately for these entities, there is always a &quot;chicken dinner&quot; at the end of the day. </p> <img src="http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=315604" width="1" height="1">