'Heck of a Job' Summers

http://www.futureofcapitalism.com/2010/10/heck-of-a-job-summers

In President Obama's appearance on the Daily Show, he "defended" economic policy aide Lawrence Summers by saying, "In fairness, Larry Summers did a heck of a job."

Conscious or not, it was an echo of George W. Bush's Hurricane Katrina-era praise for his Federal Emergency Management Agency director, Michael "Heck of a Job" Brown (ie).

Classy.

Politico adds: "Stewart … cut him off: 'You don't want to use that phrase, dude.' Obama gave a wink, … then threw in: 'Pun intended.'

Whatever happened to "The buck stops here"?

by Ira Stoll  |  Oct 28, 2010 at 6:44 am Related Topics:  Lawrence Summers, President Obama receive the latest by email: subscribe to the free futureofcapitalism.com mailing list