Someone is fighting for the little guy, and it's a dem, who knew?

[HysteryDiagnosis]

Ahhhh, can't wait until Iraq has our wonderful form of democracy in their midst... we'll see how they like our businessmen and their sordid practices... and how long it takes to throw them out of their country.


http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/insurance/2004-10-21-insurance-usat_x.htm

Spitzer's insurance fight gains steam
By Thor Valdmanis, USA TODAY
NEW YORK — At least two more states are planning to join New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in suing the insurance industry over allegations of bid-rigging and collusion.

California and Connecticut are expected to launch lawsuits as early as next week against dozens of brokers and providers of property, casualty, medical, life and automobile insurers. (Related: Spitzer probes payola in music biz.)

"The average consumer ought to be alarmed and appalled by this potentially improper and illegal conduct," says Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, who has sent 35 subpoenas to insurance companies and brokers in recent days, including Aetna and Cigna. "Wholly apart from ethical considerations, this behavior has real-life consequences by pushing up the cost of everyone's insurance."

[prodigal_green]

1. NY's next governor

Spitzer has been tapped to be the Democratic candidate for governor, he'll get this state back in shape.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

2. Does that mean the state's economy will improve and I can move back

home?? There's no place like home, there's no place like home...


http://rin.buffalo.edu/s_data/maps/maps.html

http://www.gowaterfalling.com/waterfalls/letchworth.shtml







I've been right where this photographer was standing... the native Americans burned this trestle down way back when it was made of wood... what a beautiful park.... truly beautiful....

[cosmicdot]

3. "AIG chief Maurice "Hank" Greenberg ...

... told analysts Thursday that he won't let various regulatory investigations distract his management from 'running the business the way we should be running it'."

although this article is a couple months old ... it's indeed a ray of hope that help is on its way ... my hope is that New York is, again, the launching pad in providing the nation a bona fide reformer with results a la FDR: Eliot Spitzer, or, at least, the catalyst for the kind of leader we need ... hopefully, we won't have to wait for Eliot's career to fully bloom for that help ... we need that leadership now ...

... corruption is dangerously rampant and taking its toll on us ... we need 'Spitzers' popping up all around the country ... the good ol'boys are out of hand ... Democrats need to get behind this big time ... solidifying and expanding the cause, and once again proving it is the party of the people ...


American International Group (AIG on telly adverts) is a major supporter of Social Security private accounts and Bu$h**

http://www.seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Opinion/5-01-12CleverFraud.htm
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000176&sid=aOHS6MYgM4aI&refer=us_elections

good to see AIG feel some heat ... it's CEO Greenberg is Chair of the Nixon Center Board of Directors ... so, he's 'involved' with things ...
http://www.nixoncenter.org/boardac.htm


for more on AIG ...
http://elitewatch.911review.org/AIG.html

from above link's research:

Chairman of the Board for Transatlantic Holdings

Member of the President's Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations (ACTPN)

Member of the Corporate Accountablility & Listing Standards Committee of the NYSE


Honorary Vice Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations

Member of the Trilateral Commission

Member of The Bilberberg Group (attendee of 1991 meeting)

Former Vice Chairman, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Chairman of The Nixon Center

Chairman of The Starr Foundation

Vice Chairman of the US-ASEAN Business Council

Founding Chairman of the US - Phillipine Business Committee

Director of the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA)

Director of the Institute for International Economics

Director of the Atlantic Council of the United States

Trustee of the United States Council for International Business

Trustee Emeriti of the Rockefeller University

Member of the Hong Kong Chief Executive’s Council of International Advisors

Director of The National Committee on United States-China Relations

Director of the US-China Business Council

Member of the Business Roundtable

Trustee of the Manhattan Institute

Trustee of the Asia Society

Chairman of the Congressional Economic Leadership Institute


Director of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Honorary Trustee of the Business Council for International Understanding

Member of CECP (Corporate Philanthropy for a New Century)

Member of The National Coalition on Asia and International Studies in the Schools

Patron of the American Australian Association

Board of Overseers of Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees of New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Life Trustee of the New York University

Director of Project HOPE



Bush “Pioneer” (raised $100,000 + for his 2000 Presidential election campaign)

Sept. 19th 2002: Awarded “Civil Society Vision Award” from the American Friends of the Czech Republic.

2001: Awarded “Person of the Year” by the Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce

Awarded `The Eisenhower Service to Democracy Awards’ from The American Assembly

2002: Awarded the “Albert Gallatin Medal” by New York University


Son Jeffery is CEO at Marsh & McLennan
Son Evan is involved in some off-shore company ...

Evan Greenberg Tabbed as ACE's New CEO
March 11, 2004

The board of directors of Bermudan insurer ACE Ltd. has elected its president, Evan G. Greenberg, to the additional post of CEO, effective May 27, 2004. Greenberg was formerly a top executive at American International Group and is the son of AIG CEO Hank Greenberg.

Until Greenberg takes over in May, Brian Duperreault, who has been chairman and CEO since 1994, will remain as chairman. Greenberg's brother, Jeffrey, is CEO of brokerage giant Marsh & McLennan.

~snip~

http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2004/03/11/40057.htm


Marsh & McLennan's name crops up in this thread

"Were STOCKS involved in Inside trading?"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=125&topic_id=25913