It takes brass balls to write an uncritical, borderline hagiographic story on Hank Paulson given all we know today. That clanging sound is just David Cho walking down the hall to collect his Pulitzer or whatever the prize is called when you get everything exactly wrong: During his 28 months at the Treasury, Paulson has [...]

Precisely: In short, we have one of the chief arsonists telling us about his heroic efforts to combat the huge fire he faced. I’ve been documenting Paulson’s antics for almost two years now. This isn’t a game of “gotcha” based on one unfortunate quote or action. He’s simply been wrong about everything, all the time. [...]

There are true confessions. And then there are true confessions. Matt’s favorite cabinet member, Hank Paulson, probably put himself in line for a Congressional Medal of Honor with this one: In an hourlong interview with The New York Times, Mr. Paulson defended Treasury’s actions, saying that he and his aides had done everything they could, [...]

Mich. lawmakers want gov’t to help auto financing AP (10/22/08): Michigan lawmakers plan to ask Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to use their regulatory powers to loosen up credit to help finance car loans. [...] The letter is expected to be sent to the Bush administration Thursday. It asks Bernanke [...]

I guess I’m lucky that I don’t have to choose between saying goodbye to Bush and saying goodbye to Hank Paulson, because that would honestly be a tough call. The AP just moved a piece headlined: “Paulson regrets mistakes on economy.” I was kind of astounded that the man who has made so many big [...]