I was going to try to pull together a discussion of Obama and HAMP, and my realization that Obama was Just Another Oligarch.
Then Yves Smith did it for me.
Daily Kos discussion of the article, and others in the same vein, here.
This diary is mostly for my benefit, so I can find this stuff easily later, but feel free to dogpile me and call me a racist and such, if that's your cup of tea.