Paulson is trying to buy a piece of the big shitpile using our money. But none of us really trust him or the executive branch.
Why not demand that congress appoint a non-executive branch controlled organization on the model of the RTC?
The requirements to be an officer or a member of the board of directors must include on-the-record statements, prior to 2006, predicting the disaster that has come upon us.
It seems that the CEO of the new RTC should be Warren Buffet. Yes, he's old, but he was predicting this kind of thing from way back and he's incredibly well respected across the country - even if he does lean democratic :)
Wouldn't such a proposal get the MSM to take a look at it and help frame the problem as not just "the sky is falling" but also as "you're crazy to trust these bozos appointed by bush. Bring in someone who really knows what he's doing"
He doesn't even have to accept the job. Just talking it up should help, shouldn't it?
Note: IANAE, nor do I play one on TV.
Yes, it's a short diary, but the average diary length today is waay too long for me. If it doesn't get smaller, I'll have to stop hitting DK because of it's screen-sucking abilities (ie. it sucks me in and gets in the way of my job, kids and life)