Re: I noticed the gentle merging of "GOP" and "corporals of industry" again.
Tom, as you yourself love to point out, "no one put a gun to their heads."
You can't blame the regulators for not having enough regulation at the same time you're complaining that there is too much regulation.
It is the very nature of politics and business that they attract criminal types, and they generate an environment conducive to criminal activity. This, in turn attracts lawyers.
I respect the political arts, the noble entrepreneur, and the institution of the law, but I'm a grown-up about it. I don't wax poetically about the ideology, that's a lie for middle school civics class.