Businesses look out for their own self-interest, period. The economic outlook in this country is uncertain, and businesses have been forced to cut down to bare bones in order to survive. You think they're going to just magically start hiring again because your jug-eared self got on TV and made a few asinine comments? Think again idiot.
Now, about those asinine comments.
1. The financial system is not stabilized. It's more uncertain now than it's ever been. IIRC, when IndyMac went bust, it was discovered that the value of their assets (e.g. mortgage loans) was overstated by nearly 40%. In fact, no bank has actually been forced to mark-to-market, period. Instead, you've (and I include Bernanke in that) thrown gobs of cash and credit at the problem, only to have it used to paper over the toxic debt that still effing exists, leading us to...
2. Credit is not flowing because no one knows what the hell is going on. Are you going to fire any more CEOs? Is another economy-killing stimulus about to be rammed up our asses? Planning on retroactively taxing any bonuses at 90%? Are you gonna demonize any other industries for whatever agenda you have in mind now? Gonna force any other secured debt holders to screw themselves over? Are you going to stoke inflation or allow deflationary pressures to run their course? Anyone lending right now needs their head examined.
3. Stop saying you've created or saved anything, and stop acting like the unemployment rate increasing less-rapidly is a sign of economic recovery. It insults just about everyone's intelligence, except know-nothing DUmmies. You can insult them all you like, however, they're masochists.
To conclude, Mr. President, just back the hell off. Get your grubby hands out of the financial and credit industries. Just stop. Government intrusion into the free market is the source of every economic woe you can put your finger on. It takes a special kind of stupid to think more government intrusion is thus the answer. See there? I even called you special!