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Paulson this morning in the NY Times in response to changing the language of the proposed bill:
""If we design it so it’s punitive and so institutions aren’t going to participate, this won’t work the way we need it to work," Mr. Paulson said on "Fox News Sunday." "Let’s talk about executive salaries. There have been excesses there. I agree with the American people. Pay should be for performance, not for failure." But he quickly added: "But we need this system to work, and so we — the reforms need to come afterwards." "
Uh huh. Afterwards. Sure I bet. Just like the Iraq War is paying for itself. Just like FISA will all be sorted out, eventually. As soon as the Patriot Act is, you know, adjusted. When New Orleans is rebuilt. Afterwards.
After what exactly?
This is handing the entire economy over to the Executive branch with no oversight by courts or legislature. This is absolutely batshit insane. This isn't an economic crisis - this is a Constitutional crisis.
Of course the media isn't reporting it that way.