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April 04, 2009

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Anonymous

That doesn't make it right. Mr Summers should return his "bonus"...

Deb

I don't know what you're saying: nowhere in the post do I say that it's "right."

In fact, I say that he deserves scrutiny from here on out. As for the "bonus," I'm unclear about what you're referring to.

Alexandra Cannon

I would hope that a Treasury Sec of the United States would have some financial experience, like being a Wall Street CEO. That is hardly an indictment.

A university president, however, and political man who receives 7 million dollars from organizations that later got a huge government bailout does seem like it is "deserving of a little scrutiny," as you say.

Deb

HI Alexandra,

I didn't say that he deserves "a little scrutiny." I said this:

"...certainly, Mr. Summers deserves scrutiny from here on out. "

I think there's a difference.

alexandra

I actually didn't mean to misquote you, but it doesn't really change the point.

The point is that you were trying to say that Bush's Treas Sect was not scrutinized even though he commited what you seem to think is the awful offense of being CEO for a wall street firm. As if that compares to taking money from groups that, months later, got a sweetheart bailout deal from him (as you admit looks shady and deserves scrutiny). Obviously, it is not at all the same.

Deb

Alexandra,

No, I did not say that Paulson committed an "awful offense" by having been a CEO. That's something that came from you (or someone else).

What bothered me about Paulson is that he was the chief cheerleader for the $700 BILLION bailout -- which benefited his former company and a bunch of his old friends and corporate allies in other companies.

I'm surprised that your eyebrows haven't raised over that one -- given that they've raised over Summers (as have mine).

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