Those are the words of CNBC's Maria Bartiromo, speaking about the financial meltdown to Mark Follman, writing for Amtrak's freebie magazine, Arrive.
Some of us, of course, remember that CNBC talent was united in demanding that the federal government bailout Wall Street last fall. And Washington complied. (John McCain would probably be president today if he had come out against the bailout, but oh well.) Since then, the stock market has stabilized, but the country continues to decline. Strange to think that a bailout of Wall Street hasn't trickled down to Main Street!
So it's easy for Bartiromo to say, "I've been very surprised. I didn't think it would get this bad," because she's safe and bailed out, and so are all her family and friends. Meanwhile, the rest of America is high and dry.
And so when the Money Honey says of the whole debacle, "The country will be better off," why should we believe her? Especially if we keep falling for Wall Street sharpies and their dulcet words of reassurance?
