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The hoopla surrounding the presidential election and the promise of a new team in Washington does not change the reality that we are still mired in a seemingly unending financial mess. But, according to New York Times business columnist Gretchen Morgenson, President-Elect Barack Obama needs to signal investors and taxpayers that he will be looking out for them.

Morgenson argues that an essential first step is to insure that the officials in charge of taxpayer finance bailouts operate in the sunshine. It would also be helpful if those same people were more forceful in extracting concessions from the recipients of billions of taxpayer dollars.

In all of the Government’s attempts to deal with this financial mess, major decisions have been made in a hurry, behind closed doors, and with many unidentified participants. Some analysts, financiers, and politicians suspect that special pleaders may be behind the scenes securing special favors.