Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson pulled another fast one on American taxpayers.

Our troubles with Hank started back when he was CEO at Goldman-$achs. Hank helped launch the masked bogus financial instruments called “derivatives” which are at the Heart of the Global Meltdown of Banks around our Planet.

Next, at the invitation of GwB, Hank skipped over to the US Treasury, where his months of failures to act made things worse. When the World Economy had festered to the point of near collapse– a week before Congress was to go home to hit the Campaign Trail — Hank laid a 3-page Bailout Plan before them, and said, “take it or leave it.” BTW, if you don’t take it — while you’re out of Washington — the World as you know it will collapse. There will be Rioting in the Streets of America, requiring us to declare Martial Law. Obediently, Congress swallowed Hank’s Bailout Pig, whole.

MSM: Oil prices ‘Increased’ $25 a barrel Monday – The biggest one-day price jump ever!

Oil prices shoot up over $25 a barrel as anxiety over US bailout weighs on dollar

Oil prices spiked more than $25 a barrel Monday — the biggest one-day price jump ever — as anxiety over the government’s $700 billion bailout plan, a weak dollar and an expiring crude contract ignited a dramatic rally.