Paul Krugman makes no effort to disguise his contempt for the gasbag Buchanan and schools 'Morning Joe' here. Joe actually cuts Buchanan off because the fat, old fool doesn't realize he's violating Twain's injunction.
Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is likely to call for the creation of new regulatory agencies with broad powers over lending, the securities industry and business conduct, according to the draft of a study he commissioned.
The report, which recommends more power for the Federal Reserve, also proposes combining the Office of Comptroller of the Currency -- which dates back to the Civil War -- and the Office of Thrift Supervision into a single banking overseer. In addition, the draft, which was circulated to government agencies this week and obtained by Bloomberg News, calls for the merging of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Wall Street's biggest lobbying group, praised Paulson's proposals
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