Ball point pen on the morning newsprint

It's not a spaghetti western, it's Timothy Geithners testimony about the state of our economy. And while he's no Clint Eastwood or Lee Van Cleef, he is seeking to become a regulatory gun slinger by expanding his power over hedge funds on Wall Street.

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Hank Paulson may be the most important man in Washington today. In 2006 he left behind a 37 million dollar annual salary to become a public servant as Tresury Secretary. The one time Eagle Scout is one of the few Bush appointments that came to Washington prepared for the job....Good thing, considering the mess he found when he got their.

This is a painting I did a few years back, after Hurricane Katrina tested another Bush appointment, Mike Brown. His experience at the International Arabian Horse Association didn't prepare him for the job.

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