Obama's economic wizz kid fails to impress

Updated March 12, 2009 11:43:19

In the United States, there's mounting concern, even within Democratic ranks, that the Obama administration isn't doing enough to confront the deepening recession.

Much of the criticism is aimed at Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, who's failed to impress, with his proposals to fix the battered financial system.

Presenter: Michael Rowland
Speakers: Sean Egan, heads the Egan-Jones credit rating company; John Kerry, senior Democrat senator; Carol Shea Porter, Democratic Congresswoman; Timothy Geithner, US Treasury Secretary

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