Treasury's proposal of extending and then buying up a bunch of SBA loans maybe the smartest thing I've heard yet. That should be an easy package to sell.
They do know what they're doing, the whole "politicians are ignorant and incompatent" thing is just a scam to fool the public. Any naivety they have is intentional, to the tune of "well knowing those specific details might make me feel a little bit like too much of a scumbag, and there's no reason I need to affect my sleep quality, so I'll just ignore it." By and large, though, they know exactly what they're doing and they're criminals.