Is Hank Paulsen a “national hero”?

Matt Taibbi doesn’t mince words in his reply to Evan Newmark’s call in the Wall Street Journal for the enshrinement of Hank Paulsen as a “national hero.”

(Be sure to read the second half.)

Mr. Newmark is a former managing director of Goldman-Sachs, so he may be a little – biased – and/or on the payroll.

No, “enshrinement” isn’t what I think Bush’s Treasury Secretary Paulsen deserves either for his role in TARP murkiness or for his role in the downfall of the US financial system.

But perhaps you disagree!