Republican Rep. Steve Pearce delivered harsh words for Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson today and severely discredited Paulson's "objectivity in dealing with the current economic crisis", according to a report from The Hill.

Pearce called the Treasury Secretary a "fox in control of the hen house" and cited Paulson's former career as an executive of Goldman Sachs as evidence of his inability to objectively bring this crisis to an effective, productive solution.

Pearce claims, "Paulson was Chief Executive Officer at Goldman Sachs, one of the companies involved in creating the financial crisis. I don't think anyone should be confident that he will hold accountable those who got us into this, nor that he will institute the proper reforms to prevent it from happening again."*

With the market fallouts and bailout taking top priority in all political forums this week, such harsh words and poignant criticisms of the "Washington establishment" play well into the hands of GOP candidates hoping to build a wall between themselves and George W. Bush. This move is becoming more of a necessity for candidates aiming to grab more independent or centrist, fiscally conservative Democratic votes (they are out there) to add to their base.