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reteachinwi

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2. "Now get the other side Tim."

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2013, 10:14 AM

Jan 2013

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Geithner Never Felt Compelled To Seek Justice Against Wall Street [View all] marmar Jan 2013 OP

du rec. nt xchrom Jan 2013 #1

"Now get the other side Tim." reteachinwi Jan 2013 #2

"not my thing" tk2kewl Jan 2013 #3

Come on Tim. THere is a lot of difference between meting out retribution rhett o rick Jan 2013 #4

His "thing" was giving Wall Street as much as possible MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #5

His "thing" was to follow the directions of his President. nt Romulox Jan 2013 #9

Well, he clearly didn't displease the President. MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #10

If Tim Geithner was "left-of-center" then our "moderate" President would've never appointed him. Romulox Jan 2013 #11

"If Tim Geithner was 'left-of-center'" ProSense Jan 2013 #19

It's a humbling thing, but ProSense is entirely correct here. nt Romulox Jan 2013 #29

When were the banks "fine" with getting pennies on the dollar from their AIG scam?" n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #14

Elizabeth Warren says: MannyGoldstein Jan 2013 #34

Uhmmm ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #35

The world goes belly-up.... ReRe Jan 2013 #6

Timmy is one of the 'Boys' formercia Jan 2013 #7

Don't scapegoat Geithner. His BOSS calls the shots, and you know it. nt Romulox Jan 2013 #8

"The Treasury Department, to be fair, is not tasked with bringing malefactors to justice" ProSense Jan 2013 #12

I would suggest the point of this piece ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #16

"The point of the OP is to elicit comments....." marmar Jan 2013 #20

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #27

You've obviously never gotten a friendly letter from the IRS (part of the Treasury Dept) tularetom Jan 2013 #22

It will be interesting to see which bank will give him a multi-million job Angry Dragon Jan 2013 #13

His role, so it seems, was to be an enabler. gtar100 Jan 2013 #15

Off to hell Blue Palasky Jan 2013 #17

Not his job. n/t banned from Kos Jan 2013 #18

Don't Let The Vault Door Hit You on Your Way Out BlueManFan Jan 2013 #21

The person with the direct jurisdiction to prosecute law breakers on wall street One of the 99 Jan 2013 #23

Wadda surprise! 99Forever Jan 2013 #24

When Geithner and Holder were appointed CanonRay Jan 2013 #25

because he's one of them... SemperEadem Jan 2013 #26

holder, geithner,duncan....shills for the 1% madrchsod Jan 2013 #28

So why did then did Obama give them these positions? He's a very intelligent man. DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav Jan 2013 #32

And I never stopped wanting to see him hang. aquart Jan 2013 #30

timmy WON'T Bite The Hand That Feeds Him! triplepoint Jan 2013 #31

I'm sorry warrior1 Jan 2013 #33

Geithner sacrificed homeowners to “foam the runway” for the banks Octafish Jan 2013 #36

Justice is what, only the 1st establishment in what holds our country together. Festivito Jan 2013 #37

Apparently that was just A-OK w/President Obama. forestpath Jan 2013 #38

Since when does the Treasury Secretary work for the Justice Department? Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #39

K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2013 #40