Weill looks at the ash heap of Citigroup

In 2007, none other than Sandy Weill approached members of the Citigroup (C) board about somehow helping fix the bank he built. He thought he would find a receptive audience. Instead, he was roundly rejected. So you have to ask: Would he have helped or hurt in the Citi recovery effort?

It's kind of a moot point. But the New York Times offers a long profile of the current-day Weill, who can only sit back and mourn the decline of the bank. His fans will argue that there was nothing wrong with his vision of a financial supermarket. His detractors will argue that there were never any synergies and that recent events have made all that clear.

Cutting ties has been hard. He no longer has access to the company jet, any office or concierge-like services. He's no longer a consultant, but he still lives like a corporate royalty. 

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