Who Decided U.S. Megabanks Are Too Big to Jail?
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Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Tom Hanks has a knack for playing theroles that define American generations. In “Saving PrivateRyan,” he embodied the courage of the men who landed on theNormandy beaches under heavy fire. In “Apollo 13,” he conveyedcalm and ingenuity under intense pressure: “Houston, we have aproblem.” And Forrest Gump revealed much about America before,during and after the Vietnam War.
If Hanks turns his attention to our most recent decade,which character should he choose? My suggestion is AssistantAttorney General Lanny Breuer, the head of the criminal divisionat the Justice Department and the man responsible fordetermining whether anyone should be prosecuted for thefinancial crisis of 2008.