Demands and attitude have soured a once promising relationship between the administration and lawamakers
(NEWSER) - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson may have gotten what he wanted from Congress on the Wall Street bailout, but his performance in selling the deal left lawmakers with a sour taste, the Wall Street Journal reports. Many think his original proposal, which would have granted him virtually unlimited powers, and his conduct in the hot seat, were presumptuous. But no matter: “For a few months, he will be more powerful than the president,” said Sen. Richard Shelby, a bailout critic. More»
