Treasury Confirms Paulson Woozy Spell - WaPo

[steve2470]

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/livecoverage/2008/09/treasury_confirms_paulson_fain.html?hpid=topnews

At the final, critical meeting in negotiations on the $700 billion Wall Street bailout -- the last round of talks began at 10:40 p.m. Saturday and ended around 12:25 a.m. this morning - Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson was so short of breath that lawmakers called the Capitol physician because they were so concerned.

Paulson, 62, a former Dartmouth offensive tackle, told lawmakers he was fine and waved off the doctor, despite working around the clock for several days.

But as Paulson and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) later walked to the microphones to address the media, they were locked arm in arm. Treasury confirmed moments ago that Schumer was steadying Paulson, helping him walk.

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[melody]

1. Did the poor little tool of the oligarchy not feel good?

Poor little Hank. I hope he's a lot worse than woozy after this takes hold.

[Marsala]

2. Poor guy

And I don't mean that sarcastically. Paulson is under a ridiculous amount of stress. Whatever he's done in the past, however bad a solution this bailout may be, Paulson is genuinely trying to save the country from what he must see as an apocalyptic threat.

[Tallison]

4. I think the legislation is important and...

I feel for the stress he and everyone else trying to do the right thing is under. He knows his legacy depends on the success of this thing.

[stray cat]

5. I agree - I think many people do want to get it right and I wish those people the best

[Pirate Smile]

7. I agree.

[Tallison]

3. Can't wait to read the chapter in his autobiography about these days

Same of Obama, Bernanke, Pelosi, and Frank.

[RichGirl]

8. I'm waiting for....

...the Oliver Stone blockbuster "Bailout".

[Tallison]

10. Trying to envision Barney Frank in the slo-mo scenes

:rofl:

[Kdillard]

6. No surprise given the amount of stress he is under.

[soothsayer]

9. wow, the powers that be must really be threatening him

to get this passed or else.

[Tallison]

11. Also the success or failure

is something I'm sure he thinks his life will be measured by.

[msallied]

12. That is actually kind of sad. It tells me that perhaps he's not a sociopath. Maybe he does care.

I think we can all pretty much agree that even if we disagree on this topic it's because we're all as passionate that it work out for the best.

[IndianaGreen]

13. Jump, jump, jump!

Let them do what many did in 1929, and jump out of the window.

[KittyWampus]

16. why don't you admit your only reason for being on DU is to disrupt by pretending to be Far Left?

you are so transparent.

[dkf]

14. He's trying his best. Its that bad folks.

I hope he is ok.

[Myrina]

15. .. the thought of all that cash slipping thru his fingers made him weak.

:mad:

[sufrommich]

17. Man, that's actually pretty scary. I think there is a lot more

going on than we know.

[Jennicut]

18. Paulson is not a bad guy he just works for an absolute ahole in Shrub

I feel bad for him with all the stress. This plus the begging on one knee Nancy Pelosi episode makes me think he knows the country is in the crapper and we need to do something. Very nice on Schumer's part as well. I guess we are just too nice, us liberals. I don't see the opposite happening very much where Rethugs are so nice to their colleagues on the other side.