Geitner Nomination vote on CSPAN 2 Now

[Thrill]

Grassley just finished the last argument against Geitner.

Roll Call now

http://cspan.org/Watch/C-SPAN2_wm.aspx

[AlinPA]

1. That was just an "absence of a quorum" roll call. They are not voting yet.

[ErinBerin84]

2. and he had to bring up Joe the fucking plumber.

Thanks McCain...not only are you a massive failure, you had to give us Sarah Palin and Joe the plumber.

[Thrill]

3. Damn. Doesn't look like Obama is going to get all the Democrats to vote for Geitner

Harkin saying he is voting against him

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

4. Maybe it's for the best. Geithner is partly reponsible for the economic mess

we're in right now, along with Greenspan and Summers. He couldn't foresee the fall of Wall Street? He didn't realize that he had to pay his taxes when he worked at the IMF? Hell, I worked for the IMF and I knew that I had to pay taxes? I don't buy it. Obama can find better...

[Thrill]

5. I would rather have Geitner. If he doens't get it, Summers will.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

6. Yeah, you're right, but I don't see any difference. Geithner is Summers' protege

But Summers is difficult to get along with, I hear. Either way, we're fucked.

[DCBob]

7. Krugman on Sunday said Geitner is uniquely qualified...

and these tax and nanny issues pale in comparison to his value to solving this mess. BTW, he will be approved even if Harkin votes against him.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

8. Yeah, I know. I hope Krugman is right. I trust him tremendously. So if he says

that Geithner is o.k., I'm more inclined to go along with that. I still have this bad, metallic taste in my mouth, though. :(

[DCBob]

9. Yeah, That's pretty much how I feel too..

Seems we are in survival mode now and have to make some compromises.

[ejpoeta]

10. that crazy jim cramer says he doesn't like geithner. he thinks he's a terrible pick.