Sen.-elect Charles S. Robb (D-Va.), appearing with Johnston on ABC-TV's “This Week With David Brinkley,” said that “if the chief executive isn’t willing to walk the plank with the Congress” (on the need for new revenues), “few members are going to get out and simply watch the commander-in-chief standing on the side as they go over.”
“President Bush,” he added, “is going to have to provide leadership.”
- Democrats Urge Economic Summit: Want Bush to Call Meeting on Deficit, Revenue Proposals, Los Angeles Times, November 14, 1988.
2. It’s big news in Europe right now. Monday morning, before a British Parliamentary committee, a top official with the Bank of England is testifying.
But will it hop the Atlantic and take root here at home?
“It” is the news that Barclays – and perhaps other big banks as well – were playing fast and loose with the rules of the road that govern “LIBOR” or the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate, that affects everything from adjustable mortgage rates to car loans. Barclays has already paid some $450 million to settle charges, and the bank’s chairman and CEO have walked the plank.
It’s a huge, complicated story: was Barclays fudging the numbers to fatten its profits? To prevent widespread panic during the financial crisis of five years ago? Both – and that’s why I’m skeptical that this story will really rivet the attention of the broader public. When it comes to financial scandal, it’s much easier to stir interest – and, especially, indignation – if the story involves numbers small enough for us to grasp.
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