Best, if most obvious, line of the day

“The truth is these mega-banks invested trillions, made billions, and took risks with their eyes wide open. Now, because they are deemed ‘too big to fail,’ they need trillions in government bailouts and guarantees to solve problems they helped create. But let’s look at it another way: perhaps these mega-banks are simply ‘too politically connected to fail.’

Bill Buzenberg, executive director Center for Public Integrity