Paulson laments not getting more ‘kudos’ for saving the economy.

[katty]

more: http://thinkprogress.org/2009/03/30/paulson-kudos/

Paulson laments not getting more ‘kudos’ for saving the economy.

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, former treasury secretary Hank Paulson said the Bush administration prevented the economy’s “collapse” but seemed to lament the fact that the public hasn’t given the previous administration credit for it:

After he (and Mr. Geithner) pushed taxpayer capital onto the banks — but before a single dollar had actually been dispersed — people were asking why the banks weren’t lending more, he protests. And no Treasury secretary gets credit for avoiding catastrophe. “We succeeded in keeping the financial system from collapse,” he says, “but people were unhappy because we didn’t prevent a recession. It’s hard to get kudos for what didn’t happen.”

Paulson had kind words for Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, saying he often relied on Geithner for advice.

[AndyA]

1. And who contributed to this whole mess?

Who had the "big business can do no wrong" philosophy?

Whose wealthy friends benefited the most from lack of oversight?

The whole lot of you need to be in jail for what you've done. Kudos for saving the economy? No, but how about jail time and years of hard labor paying back the American taxpayers?

[liberal N proud]

2. WHAT????????

[AnneD]

3. Maybe, just maybe...he's not getting kudos because....

HE DIDN'T SAVE THE ECOMONY. He was a worthless POS.

[billybob537]

4. DUMBASS This happened on your watch.

You want us to thank you for not screwing it up any worse?
Typical delusional Bushy.

[katty]

10. like a criminal asking WHY "they" are going to jail?!

[katandmoon]

5. Awww, Mr. Paulson, this is for YOU

:nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity: :nopity:

[sinkingfeeling]

6. He and the Bush administration worked really hard to keep things from looking too bad until after

the election.

[terisan]

7. Truly incredible.

[indepat]

8. Let's all punch Paulson's TS card

:P

[damntexdem]

9. Yeah, and Adolph Hitler never got a Nobel Peace Prize, either.

And Idi Amin was never named humanitarian of the year.

[yurbud]

14. Hitler, "without my contribution to fashion, how many khakis would the GAP have sold?''

[Grinchie]

11. You want Kudos? Bend Over Paulson

Sorry I didn't get a chance to give you a swift kick in the ass before you were dethroned.

[Demeter]

12. Your Reward Is Coming, Paulson

I hope you like prison orange and stripes and bars.

[yurbud]

13. My many artistic thanks to Hank Paulson (in photoshop and animation):

Golden Shower animation:
http://fascart.blogspot.com/2008/09/video-golden-shower-for-wall-st-bailout.html

Tar & feathers:
http://fascart.blogspot.com/2008/09/photoshop-video-tar-feather-wall-st-for.html

Prison for Paulson or...
http://professorsmartass.blogspot.com/2008/11/obama-to-close-club-fed-prisons-for.html