A 2008 article in La Nación warned that the "emphatic praise" for Moreno that had been proffered by the Kirchner administration in the wake of the INDEC controversy could cause trouble for Kirchner, given the low esteem in which Moreno was held in many quarters.
Adrian Perez, head of the Civic Coalition in the Chamber of Deputies, said that Moreno was a criminal and "completely inefficient."