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	<title><![CDATA[In Crisis, Obama's Quiet Action More Influential, And More Presidential, Than McCain's Loud Words]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-lumea/in-crisis-obamas-quiet-ac_b_130293.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>In his op-ed last week about Washington's continuing efforts to hammer out a deal to rescue the country's financial system, <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/26/opinion/26krugman.html&amp;OQ=_rQ3D1&amp;OP=36a45a6fQ2FDpNCDa7TcQ3E77BQ60DQ60550D5Q2FDQ60_D7AQ3BGQ3B7GDQ60_YQ3ElQ26Q3FRGQ5EMBQ3FV">Paul Krugman</a> praised the <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2008/09/25/text-of-lawmakers-agreement-on-principles/">Congressional "Agreement on Principles</a>," released last Thursday, as a marked improvement over Treasury secretary <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/glogin?URI=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/business/21draftcnd.html&amp;OQ=_rQ3D1&amp;OP=38120c85Q2FQ3ACHNQ3AWFXmBFF!LQ3AL55Q7EQ3A5vQ3ALJQ3ANlm4kHmmQ3ALJWByY!XkWQ7DQ51!Q5Cp">Henry Paulson</a>'s original proposal.</p>

<p>Writes Krugman (emphasis mine):</p>

<blockquote> [T]he grown-up thing is to do something to rescue the financial system. The big question is, are there any grown-ups around --- and will they be able to take charge?
 

<p> Earlier...</p></blockquote>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Off The Bus]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-10-30T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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