No, you are not going to get off the hook that easily. If I am not mistaken you indicated that Bush perceived there to be a problem three years ago...even if it was five years ago no significant difference. He seems to have done a reversal in his later opinions of circa 2006-2008. The ship was sinking, and he stated on numerous occasions that the economy was sound.

As for Greenspan. This was the "grand old man" ...the head of the Federal Reserve for 19 years ...that lectured congress and the financial community on sound fiscal policy and deregulation. Reminds me of a parody on table manners I once saw in which the author was referred to as "famous expert on the proper ways of doin' stuff." This past week he testified that he was wrong to believe that the greed and self interest of the lending institutions would serve as enough self regulation. If I recall a post you made a year or two ago...you parroted the same philosophy. I seem to recall you praising Gordon Gecko's philosophy that "Greed is good." I also remember Robert reminding you that Gecko wound up going to prison in the movie, "Wall Street".