Not McSame, of course. His gang got us into this mess.

Krugman:

I used to think that the major issues facing the next president would be how to get out of Iraq and what to do about health care. At this point, however, I suspect that the biggest problem for the next administration will be figuring out which parts of the financial system to bail out, how to pay the cleanup bills and how to explain what it’s doing to an angry public.

Ugh...

This is why the Rezko stuff is potentially so damaging for Obama. I don't think Obama is personally corrupt, and I absolutely believe that he's orders, plural, orders of magnitude better than your average Chicago pol.

I trust Obama personally.

But that doesn't mean I have to trust Obama's judgment.

The Rezko judgments are at best problems of financial judgment, and at worst the kind of problem you wouldn't want a fiduciary to have. Chicago Tribune:

Obama also said for the first time that his private real estate transactions with Rezko were not simply mistakes of judgment because Rezko was under grand jury investigation at the time of their 2005 and 2006 dealings. In addition, he said, "The mistake was he had been a contributor and somebody involved in politics."

In an extensive interview that he hoped would quell the lingering controversy over his relationship with Rezko, Obama said that voters concerned about his judgment should view it as "a mistake in not seeing the potential conflicts of interest."

Since the Tribune in November 2006 revealed their personal financial dealings, Obama has called himself "boneheaded" for doing business with Rezko at a time when the Chicago dealmaker was widely reported to be under federal grand jury investigation.

And sure, Obama's raised "lingering [because constantly pushed] questions" about Hillary, but they don't go to financial judgment, and they don't go to fidiciary relationships (the kind of relationships where you want to avoid even the appearance of conflict).

And here's where Hillary's work ethic really shines. If the economy goes badly, badly sour, I want somebody with a work ethic like Hillary's:

Two days later, aboard Clinton’s chartered campaign plane (she took off in a blizzard from Cleveland and was on to Columbus), she spoke in the aisle, while reporters, some pinned against tray tables by overeager cameramen who had leaped over several seats to get a good angle, crushed in around her with their recorders. The plane began its descent, careering toward the runway. ...

The landing gear dropped, but Clinton was on to the subject of the subprime-lending crisis and home foreclosures. “Many of you are homeowners. Home values in America have dropped one-point-six trillion dollars in the last year. So everybody’s wealth is disintegrating.” ...

The runway came into view. A voice on the intercom demanded that passengers sit down and fasten their seat belts. Clinton, though, continued standing and talking calmly about why she was staying in the contest. “We’re now raising on average a million dollars a day on the Internet. People have just been, you know, really rallying to my candidacy.” Reporters glanced nervously out the window, but never for an instant did Clinton turn away from the cameras, lose her train of thought, or allow the imminent landing to interrupt the full ventilation of her talking points. Seconds before touchdown, an aide steered Hillary Clinton back to her seat.

With the economy looking like it's coming in for a hard landing, that's the kind of work ethic I want from my President. Not this kind:

"Come on! I just answered, like, eight questions," Obama, looking surprised, told shouting reporters as he fled the room. "We're running late."

And as I've said, I'll vote for Obama, but not with complete confidence. I have a very low tolerance for risk, and I like to be able to sleep at night:

I think Hillary’s a known quantity and I trust her to do the best job possible in hard times.

Obama's all about upside potential, but with significant downside risk. Hillary's downside risks are all known. I don't want to take risks now. If other people feel the same way, that's going to "crunch" Obama.