Portugal is going down swinging

«(...) But let no one say the Portuguese are going quietly. In throwing in the towel, Finance Minister Fernando Teixeira Dos Santo did his best imitation of the fallen Wall Street chiefs Dick Fuld and Jimmy Cayne. He blamed not his government's policies or his economy's poor performance, but the evil speculators who he claimed drove Portugal unfairly into the arms of official lenders who will demand tough terms (...)»

Colin Barr, Fortune, Portugal blames bond market for bailout