President-elect Barack Obama has named the new financial adviser who will help him when he becomes president. It is a controversial choice: The Count from Sesame Street.
Count von Count has no experience in managing an economy, although he is a numerical expert. He was asked how he felt about the appointment, and replied "I am very happy. On a scale from one to ten, I would say...1, ah ah ah, 2, ah ah ah, 3, ah ah ah, 4, ah ah ah, 5, ah ah ah, 6, ah ah ah, 7, ah ah ah, 8, ah ah ah, 9. Yes, 9 out of 10."
It is thought that Obama will ask him to count out the 700 billion dollars which will be used to prop up the US economy.
