At this point in time, the Executive Branch is getting a pass because it is changing and transitioning itself, and actually doing it in a professional and orderly manner.

Congress is another story altogether, as these bailout activities keep showing us. The con game continues, with the shills in the personage of several Congressional "financial" representatives and senators, and the marks being all of us.

90% of Congress returned to office after this last election, and darned few of the Congressional careerists (15-20-30-40 years on the Hill) aren't still there. THEY are the real problem, not the Executive Branch which goes through a mandatory flush out every eight years. The Hill just chugs along maintaining a level of fogginess that is utterly shocking.

How nutty are we, the voters, to allow this?

When you look into the eyes of Sen Dodd, Reps Pelosi and Frank and the rest of the financial watchdogs, don't you just REALLY TRUST them as competent and comforting? Ha!