"(Technically the merger was illegal in 1998 as the law wasn't repealed until November, 1999.) Renamed Citigroup after the merger, they have gone on to purchase other investment firms."

Let's see, they passed it in the last days of the Clinton administration. Bush walked into office two months later, and 9 months later was dealing with a post 911 world and no one noticed the coming effects of reversing FDR's safeguards.

The vote was 90-8 in favor...both sides are responsible.