http://blownmortgage.disqus.com/Mortgage and finance with a sarcastic bentenThu, 17 Jul 2008 14:29:11 -0000http://blownmortgage.com/2008/07/17/ritholtz-idiots-fiddle-while-rome-burns/#comment-924020Excellent, excellent point.morganbThu, 17 Jul 2008 14:29:11 -0000http://blownmortgage.com/2008/07/17/ritholtz-idiots-fiddle-while-rome-burns/#comment-923984Well, we have given not regulating banksa fairly lenghty trial run with the Bush 8 years and that does not seem to have worked.Maybe it's time to admit that enlightened self interest of an individual can, at times, be at odds with the general good.<br><br>I'm not sure how long a policy has to run before it can be considered failed -- but 8 years is a bunch of years.mbradyrnThu, 17 Jul 2008 14:27:01 -0000