Few areas of policy have the potential to erupt and capture the American imagination during campaign season as the bailout of the banks and financial institutions.
Visceral populist outrage is a political operative's dream.
At whom will this outrage be directed?
President Obama has resisted for several reasons the naming of names and demands for accountability from specific parties as his administartion has literally saved the world from a depression.
Can one new film by Michael Moore change the political landscape? Yes.
Moore is a brilliant political journalist and filmmaker with an unusual aptitude for understanding American political culture.
Accountability and the naming of names will be demanded and Moore's film, coming to theaters October 2, may well be the impetus
Watch for a qualitative difference in the political culture, demands for the naming of names "supplied by [Treasury Secretary Timothy] Geithner, identifying the criminally negligent, arrogant speculators."
'Save our CEOs' Teaser for Michael Moore's New Film Hits Theaters!
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