What Really Happened: Under Proposed Bailout, Feds Could Speculate, Nationalize Any Company or Industry, Or Do Anything Else The

So Paulson, in consultation with Bernanke, could “deem it necessary” to “stabilize” the financial markets by buying boat loads of gold. Or by cornering the market in uranium or platinum.
Or they could decide that they needed to buy Microsoft and Google.
Just like Bush and Cheney have gotten us into oil wars and wars to protect Israel under the guise of being necessary to protect our national defense, Paulson and Bernanke could do anything they want by pretending it is for the stability of the financial markets, especially since no one could challenge their actions in court.
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