Few Greeks doubt that Mr Papandreou is committed to rescuing the economy.
"We are committed to rescuing everyone on the ship, and are trying to ensure that nobody will be left unaided," he said.
The government faced mounting pressure on Monday to put billions more in some of the nation's biggest banks, two of the biggest automakers and the biggest insurance company, despite the billions it has already committed to rescuing them.
Spend too much money now, on top of the trillions already committed to rescuing banks and buying toxic debt, and we know what we will be told come the Copenhagen climate conference in December – that the cupboard is bare.
Much remains to be done, and the U.S. government is committed to rescuing children from this pernicious practice around the world.
In mid-December 2015, we walked into the local pet store just to better scope it out, myself fully committed to rescuing a dog from a shelter or rescue group.
Can we work hard to make sure that their replacements are qualified and committed to rescuing our system, as opposed to demagogues and those who come up with catchy slogans and phony promises?
The new president also stressed that the government was committed to rescuing the more than 200 missing Chibok schoolgirls, who were kidnapped from their dormitories in northern Nigeria by Boko Haram during a midnight ambush in April 2014, sparking an international campaign for their return.
Help appears to be on the way from Europe and the United States, which have committed to rescue efforts.
"Citigroup exposed itself to substantial economic risk by publicly committing to rescue Wachovia with less than 72 hours' due diligence, as well as the risk that it would be used as a stalking horse for other bidders who might come in later after Citigroup's action prevented Wachovia from failure," Citigroup said in a court filing.
