Fire Hank Paulson

[babsbunny]

http://www.madison.com/tct/opinion/317438

An editorial — 12/06/2008 7:40 am

In September, Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson was so determined to secure a $750 billion bailout for his friends on Wall Street that reports said he almost passed out at one point. Such was the urgency when the bonuses of bankers were at stake.

But this month, as Washington debates whether to provide a ridiculously small bailout to the nation's auto industry, Paulson is nowhere to be found. Instead of working Capitol Hill to pass a plan to save the roughly 3 million jobs that could be lost if the Big Three automakers tank, the Treasury secretary is touring China.

[valerief]

1. Fire him? Imprison him!!! nt

[leftstreet]

2. Is he back from China yet? Did he bring back the empty duffel bags?

[madokie]

3. You mean the conex, don't you

[leftstreet]

4. LOL quite right

[madokie]

5. But with all seriousness where did the money go?

350 billion is a lot of cash and now hank is over in china. fishy smelling developments to say the least.

[leftstreet]

7. We'll never know

A few years from now someone will write a book about it based on their "inside information" and the info will be relegated to conspiracy theories.

[Raschel]

6. Before or after the Xmas party?

Did you know that the Treasury dpt, with Paulson is attendance, is having a Xmas party in the Cash Room?

You wouldn't want him to miss that, would you?

[leftstreet]

8. A DUer here said, "why not the Cash room? It's empty."

True dat!

[Jane Austin]

9. I'm no fan of Paulsen, but

he's not "touring" China. He's over there begging them not to revalue their currency - or is it begging them to do exactly that.

Anyway, he's trying to avoid further disaster.

[leftofthedial]

10. fire, hell

put the mofo in jail.

[aquart]

11. "Fire"? "Hell"? Yeah. Send him.

When does raping this country become a crime?