One thing that Mr. Silver's post makes me think:

While it is true that this crisis is not partisan in origin, much of the blustering we are hearing, both from senators and from Paulson & Bernancke, IS to greater or lesser degree political. Do not forget that, although their positions are not partisan positions, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Chairman of the Fed serve at the pleasure of the president.

Sometimes it's not as easy as it seems to disentangle the "professional opinions" of knowledgeable people with their political biases.

Just saying...