When you put the cart before the horse, no matter how many times you lash the beast, you won't get far. Sooner or later, you realize the direction needs to be changed, not necessarily the animal. Such is the frustration some in Congress have over Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's questionable handling of money for the Troubled Assets Relief Program.

No matter how much lawmakers verbally flog Paulson, they can't get TARP money moved from Wall Street to Main Street. They can't get Paulso ...

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