Just to emphasize the partisan split at the SEC, first reported by Bloomberg, we now know that NO republican voted to go after Goldman Sachs (GS).

Among the SEC's Republicans: Kathleen Casey, a George W. Bush appointee who previously worked for Sen. Richard Shelby, a somewhat populist, anti-bank Republican.

Bottom line: elephants love the squid.

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