Shame, Shame, Shame

Obama is capitalizing on the public mood by raking CEOs over the coals for massive pay bonuses last year. My favorite related quote, from the ever-eloquent Joe Biden: "I'd like to throw these guys in the brig."

An interesting point, though, in the Washington Post article linked above--while Obama has chewed out corporate executives over compensation bonuses and the purchase of a private jet, he missed the chance to do so when he met with several execs publicly last week. Harder to play a tough stance when you're trying to work with the offending party...