Then again, it might not

Boy, the press never tires of reporting on what might pop up as a problem for the president, does it? Especially in terms of how the public might react to X,Y, or Z.

The latest from Reuters [emphasis added]:

The potential for private investors to reap billions of dollars in profits from the U.S. government's bank bailout plan could trigger another wave of public outrage, like that seen after the payments of bonuses to AIG staff, and it might slow any economic recovery.

Might be helpful for the press to simply, y'know, see what happens and then report it as news.