Finally, some might say, the New York Times gets the point

Protesters Against Wall Street - NYTimes.com

It is not the job of the [Occupy Wall Street] protesters to draft legislation. That’s the job of the nation’s leaders, and if they had been doing it all along there might not be a need for these marches and rallies. Because they have not, the public airing of grievances is a legitimate and important end in itself. It is also the first line of defense against a return to the Wall Street ways that plunged the nation into an economic crisis from which it has yet to emerge.