In context to your points, which I agree with whole heartedly when looking at social discourse on most forums, all I have to say is: humans are incredible creatures of habit.

First off, my bias is: I believe the biggest factor in whether or not something (or someone) is functioning well, is if it (or they) are in balance.

“I am concerned that the size of some of these institutions becomes so large that it does become difficult for us to prosecute them when we are hit with indications that if you do prosecute, if you do bring a criminal charge, it will have a negative impact on the national economy, perhaps even the world economy.”

This quote struck home to me. The problems we are faced with have happened before in history. But rather than cross reference my bias with examples (which I can leave you to find and formulate yourself), I'll just say that the problems are far deeper than political imbalance. This quote eludes to what I feel is corrupting the very foundation of our constitution. Our perception of the pursuit of happiness has devolved into the lust for external luxuries. I'm on the verge of going into a philosophical rant along the lines of the Dalai Lama, but that is where my bias is coming from, so I'll just stop there.

Wall Street is running our country into the ground.

I'm fortunate to have been raised in close proximity to congressional delegates to the White House. When one Senator visited our home one evening this past summer. I basically told them that finger pointing will not eliminate the fact that our country is headed off a cliff. The imbalance is impossible not to spot, and the only true evidence I could point to back up my fears was in looking at previous instances in history where similar discord within the central governing body occurred, and the subsequent events in history that followed. I shared with the senator my biggest fear, "We are paving the way for a benevolent dictator." The conditions are ripening for a serious player to take advantage of the opportunity when the public eye begs for a strong leader at the helm of our nation. I don't care whether you're conservative or liberal, President Obama has as much backbone in handling the government as a temp. gym teacher does a class of screaming 2nd graders (congress).

This article rants too much, so I will try not to do the same. Bill Moyer has great things to share, but the way he shares them is doing nothing more than stoking the fire of egocentric self defense finger pointing from the other highly educated, passionate, and honest political analysts from the other side of the spectrum. If this guy had only made a concise op-ed about the observations of how wall street has D.C. by the balls, and gotten it published outside of his own website, he may have actually done more than just make noise. Selfishness and greed extend far beyond a single political spectrum, despite how Moyer words the problems. Regardless of who done it, if this chaos continues much longer, history will repeat itself.