Puffin’s Place

I am no economist and never even test for playing one on tv. But. Does it strike anyone but me as odd that the very people who have refrained from controlling Wall Street for the past decades are now planning the $700b bailout?

Does it seem odd that there are no public hearings so the taxpayers—who are, after all, paying—know what this money is paying for?

Is anyone uncomfortable that the short-term ceo of one of the institutions in question left after three weeks with a $14m golden parachute?

Does anyone trust those who are about to act in the name of our pocketbooks?

Can anyone out there comfort me?