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Thu Mar-19-09 07:18 PM
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| 62. NO Geitner REMAINING IS crippling him politically. |
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He needs to put Dennis Kucinich into this job. Somebody who cares about Main Street not Wall Street.
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| -If Geitner resigns, it will cripple Obama politically. |
woolldog |
Mar-19-09 01:57 AM |
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How will it cripple him? |
leftstreet |
Mar-19-09 01:58 AM |
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serious question? |
Unsane |
Mar-19-09 10:06 PM |
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They don't care about that |
Uzybone |
Mar-19-09 01:59 AM |
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Bull. |
brentspeak |
Mar-19-09 02:02 AM |
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it will also cause a 15% drop in the stock market |
TheWebHead |
Mar-19-09 02:04 AM |
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Exactly . |
Kdillard |
Mar-19-09 06:02 AM |
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Putting in Fed foxes to watch the hen house is a perennially stupid idea |
soothsayer |
Mar-19-09 06:02 AM |
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Economics trump politics |
Chulanowa |
Mar-19-09 02:12 AM |
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Pretty soon, we will have a supply side again..... |
FrenchieCat |
Mar-19-09 02:16 AM |
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Very good analogy |
Hippo_Tron |
Mar-19-09 02:40 AM |
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w/o political power Obama is powerless to do |
woolldog |
Mar-19-09 02:37 AM |
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Most people in this country can't even name their |
moundsview |
Mar-19-09 02:16 AM |
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you nailed it! |
Clio the Leo |
Mar-19-09 07:53 AM |
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Maybe if Geithner had his missing 18 deputies he could get his |
dkf |
Mar-19-09 02:20 AM |
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Thanks so much. Very good point. nt |
babylonsister |
Mar-19-09 02:21 AM |
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Also it seems like people expect him to be as smooth as a PR agent. |
woolldog |
Mar-19-09 02:24 AM |
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Yup. I thought I felt overwhelmed for Obama, but |
dkf |
Mar-19-09 02:30 AM |
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He could use some lessons but he doesn't have time with all of those missing deputies |
Hippo_Tron |
Mar-19-09 02:37 AM |
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If Obama takes advice like yours, it will zero out his political capital |
Jim Sagle |
Mar-19-09 02:22 AM |
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I agree that Summers is a disaster. |
dkf |
Mar-19-09 02:26 AM |
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I'm in favor of paying the bonuses too. |
woolldog |
Mar-19-09 02:34 AM |
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Ooh I hope you are kidding. |
dkf |
Mar-19-09 02:44 AM |
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I'm completely serious. |
woolldog |
Mar-19-09 03:01 AM |
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Isn't that like paying the guy with the bomb so he'll close it down in an |
dkf |
Mar-19-09 03:03 AM |
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No. it's not. |
woolldog |
Mar-19-09 03:16 AM |
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Isn't that the guy who always gets killed by the terrorists? |
dkf |
Mar-19-09 03:20 AM |
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haha |
woolldog |
Mar-19-09 03:38 AM |
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Um, WHAT lucrative opportunities? the finance world has crumbled in case you haven't noticed |
soothsayer |
Mar-19-09 05:58 AM |
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LOL |
AyanEva |
Mar-19-09 07:58 AM |
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LOL this guy is supporting bonus's for people who should be on their way to jail! |
democracy1st |
Mar-20-09 03:24 AM |
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Derivatives traders ARE the people who came for everybody else |
eridani |
Mar-19-09 08:09 AM |
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Maybe for some of the people at the bottom... |
cascadiance |
Mar-19-09 06:47 PM |
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Tim Geithner, is that you? |
Jim Sagle |
Mar-19-09 02:57 AM |
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agree; good article the other day on why paying the bonuses is good |
amborin |
Mar-19-09 04:40 PM |
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union contracts weren't honored |
noiretextatique |
Mar-19-09 06:05 PM |
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well, you're right,and it's sickening! |
amborin |
Mar-19-09 10:01 PM |
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not only that when it came to who would recieve bailout funds no one questioned |
democracy1st |
Mar-20-09 03:27 AM |
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LOL |
woolldog |
Mar-19-09 02:27 AM |
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another analogy |
TheWebHead |
Mar-19-09 04:10 AM |
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When Geitner resigns, it will dominate one weekend news cycle |
Optical.Catalyst |
Mar-19-09 05:29 AM |
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If Geithner doesn't resign it may cripple Obama politically. |
bklyncowgirl |
Mar-19-09 05:42 AM |
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Doing the right thing will 'cripple' Obama? Then what's that tell you? |
acmavm |
Mar-19-09 05:43 AM |
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I haven't heard much talk of resignation from the White House at all and |
saltpoint |
Mar-19-09 06:35 AM |
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Right. And instead, the President does THIS yesterday.... |
Clio the Leo |
Mar-19-09 08:00 AM |
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Hi, Clio. It's too early to second-guess the contents of talk between |
saltpoint |
Mar-19-09 09:00 AM |
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My question for those who want him out is.... |
Clio the Leo |
Mar-19-09 07:56 AM |
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They want him replaced with Noam Chomsky. |
woolldog |
Mar-19-09 12:56 PM |
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I don't recall anybody nominating him |
Sebastian Doyle |
Mar-19-09 02:13 PM |
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Robert Reich |
Sebastian Doyle |
Mar-19-09 02:11 PM |
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lol, apparently even Geithner doesn't have his direct line but.... |
Clio the Leo |
Mar-19-09 09:53 PM |
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He's not going to resign |
alcibiades_mystery |
Mar-19-09 08:00 AM |
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I watched this movie before. The first salvo of the GOP attack |
chieftain |
Mar-19-09 08:03 AM |
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I think |
nod factor |
Mar-19-09 08:04 AM |
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Why not try logic and reason in support of that proposition? n/t |
eridani |
Mar-19-09 08:07 AM |
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b/c I'm not trying to support it. |
woolldog |
Mar-19-09 03:22 PM |
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Geitner's problem is that he is understaffed. |
Odin2005 |
Mar-19-09 08:42 AM |
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That's what I'm thinking. n/t |
vaberella |
Mar-19-09 03:26 PM |
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That all depends on who the replacement is. |
Sebastian Doyle |
Mar-19-09 02:10 PM |
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It also would give the Repukes the impression that they can call the shots |
Phx_Dem |
Mar-19-09 03:10 PM |
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if this is true, which I do not believe, |
leftofthedial |
Mar-19-09 03:22 PM |
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What has Geitner done that deserves resignation? This is all on the Bush Admin and Libby. |
vaberella |
Mar-19-09 03:23 PM |
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Geithner shouldn't go anywhere |
Thrill |
Mar-19-09 03:26 PM |
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It would just add more wood on the fire for the Repigs |
zulchzulu |
Mar-19-09 04:42 PM |
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It won't hurt him! How could it? |
MoonRiver |
Mar-19-09 04:46 PM |
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It will cripple Obama politically if Geitner doesn't resign! Time to cut losses . . . |
lynne |
Mar-19-09 04:52 PM |
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I agree with you |
Stinky The Clown |
Mar-19-09 07:17 PM |
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NO Geitner REMAINING IS crippling him politically. |
ddeclue |
Mar-19-09 07:18 PM |
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In two weeks, everyone will be saying "Geithner who?" |
gristy |
Mar-19-09 07:25 PM |
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imo the President is talented enough to pull it off either way... |
polichick |
Mar-19-09 07:32 PM |
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