Former Obama Economic Adviser Gets Chuckle Out of S&P Downgrade: “We’re F**ked” (Video<br /><br />Former Obama economic adviser Christina Romer got a chuckle out of the news yesterday that the US credit rating was downgraded for the first time in over a century. She told Bill Maher, “We’re f*cked.”Then they laughed.<br /><br />Did you notice how they both had a good chuckle over the downgrade.<br />BILL MAHER, HOST: So, excuse my language, but we used to do a segment on this show called “How F—ked Are We?”<br />MAHER: …This, just before we went on the air they said our rating got downgraded.<br />CHRISTINA ROMER, FORMER CHAIR OF THE COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC ADVISERS, OBAMA ADMINISTRATION: So, pretty darned f—ked.<br />[Laughter and applause] <br />MAHER: Ooh. <br />ROMER: I’ve been hanging around Tim Geithner too long. <br />In an earlier talk this year Romer told an audience that Obama knew the extent of the economic crisis before he came into office.
