Everyone must keep one thing in the back of their mind

[rufus dog]

When Obama and his team walked into the White House things were much much worse than advertised. I guarantee it!

Anyone who has taken a full time or consulting job cleaning up after failed predecessors will agree, once you get inside it is always worse than imagined. And when you have the unfortunate task of following after a corrupt and incompetent bunch it is extremely difficult. None of us know how bad it is, but it is much worse than we know.

Under these circumstances mistakes will be made, another guarantee, some people learn, others don't but if you start firing everyone who is working under a great deal of pressure, or spend your time pointing fingers, you don't end up getting the problems solved.

So if ever there was a time for the "chill out I got this one covered graphic" now is the time.

Take a deep breathe, jumping up and down like Asshat Hannity or Rush Limpballs doesn't help.

[Skink]

1. I'm sure they wiped the place down before they left.

[Uzybone]

2. It may sound tone deaf

But I guarantee you Geithner has much bigger worries right now than $165 Million. Santelli was right (for once) on this issue.

[Pirate Smile]

5. Yep. The plan to deal with the toxic assets on the bank books.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/17/AR2009031703565.html?hpid=topnews

He is supposed to be 1. micromanaging all the financial entities/banks/car companies we have bailed out, 2. designing and implementing a system to save the banks, 3. coming up with a plan to reregulating the entire extremely complex global financial and banking systems.

I'm sure I forgot some things. Plus, he should have had it all done after being in the job less then two months - actually people wanted it at one month.

AND - he needs to keep Wall Street and the cable news pundits/newspaper columnists very happy, happy, happy.

I'm sure a lot of people would love to take the job of Secretary of the Treasury now. While perusing the Internets I've sure seen a lot of people posting who are apparently experts and completely qualified to do all those jobs much better.

[FrenchieCat]

7. Americans are very demanding,

as long as little is asked of them.

[Jim Sagle]

8. Yeah, I guess 2 trillion is just chump change.

[Bobbieo]

3. I'll bet not clean enough!

[leftstreet]

4. You don't hire arsonists to put out fires

His Treasury picks, his Team of Rubins, were the ones who helped create this mess!

:wtf:

[Clio the Leo]

6. Here ya go...

..... I always keep it handy. ;)

[rufus dog]

9. Greatly appreciated, thank you!

I see the circle jerk is in full force still. Keyboard warriors with all the answers, mixed in with the I told you so ideologues.

[Median Democrat]

10. Irony - Republicans Accusing Obama Of Socialism Now Say He Should Have Micromanaged AIG

On the one hand, the GOP decries nationalization. Yet, when private companies act stupid, they say that Obama should have prevented it. They demand that Obama take swift action to fix the financial system. However, the moment he proposes to nationalize, good bank/bad bank or whatever, such a proposal will be decried as too expensive. Yup, this is great for Republicans. I guess like Nixon, they have a super secret plan to restart the economy, pay off the national debt, with lower taxes and spending. You betcha.

:sarcasm:

[GeorgeGist]

11. Your guarantee ...

is worth less than Obama's faith in anti-socialism.

[butterfly77]

12. K&R!