To appoint Timothy F. Geithner as Secretary of the Treasury when he owed approximately $38,000 in back taxes is ironic.  Why?  Because Timothy Geithner presides over the I.R.S., where any employee who becomes delinquent in paying income tax is subject to dismissal.

The Wall Street Journal's Carl Tuna reported the extra perks four top executives received in 2008:

"Mark Hurd of Hewlett-Packard received $48,612 in gross-ups on personal use of company aircraft and on the road meals for Mr. Hurd and family in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008.

"Michael Morris, American Electric Power, got $104,362 premium and other benefits in 2008.