Now, we don´t want to read too much into this announcement, but, really, promoting Paulson´s book? What´s Buffett going to say?

I really really like that chapter where Hank had to take over the US government.…you know, after he pushed Bear Stearns and Lehman over with the help of his  hedge-fund buddies…and all but nationalized housing.

Or

Gee, Hank´s into that cap-and-trade collectivist boondoggle that just got outed as a total rip-off  and a fraud made up by climate change fanatics but hey, give the guy a break, will ya? We´re all capitalists here…..you know, like, state capitalists..wazza big deal?

Or

Yeah, I know. Vanity Fair, that bastion of free markets and free minds, already did its bit for Hank´s place in history when it got down on its knees and..um.. blew…up.. the guy into some kind of I´m-taking-on-the-slings-and-arrows-for-the-greater-good-profile-in-courage long before me, and yeah, Bethany  did her bit for Hank too.. but every little effort counts…

I´ve had my doubts about Buffett´s involvement in the bail-out.

This doesn´t make them go away…