The ‘Unflappable’ Mr. Geithner

Yeh, Bush was “unflappable too, that’s why this country is in the mess it’s in.
Give me five minutes with Geithner, I’ll flap his candy ass!

I think our Treasury secretary should be someone who actually pays their taxes.

what a scam, well atleast now you guys can say that the problem has been (the failed policies of the last 8 years and 2 months)get some new talking points. this is not going well.

I’m getting sick of Stephanopoulos’ excusing Obama and Company. They are incompetent and I’m sick of all the excuses and spin. Maybe they can learn something if they are held accountable. For the good of the country…be objective.

Stephanopoulos doesn’t report news, he makes excuses and puts out whatever the Democrat Party line is for the day. He is not qualified to do anything but be a political hack. He needs to stop reporting stuff he knows are lies.

How ironic that on http://www.opensecrets.org, Obama and Dodd each received over $100k in contributions from AIG. Obama is starting to show his true ILLINOIS (corrupt) colors.

They’re politicians, and therefore, liars and thieves.

Good to see that the biggest concern people have is now the bonuses that were set last year.
Nobody is talking about 12 out of the top 13 subprime companies going busted as they did during the Bush administration.
No one is talking about the last subprime a massive company like Countrywide going out.
No one is talking about a 157-year-old bank like Lehman going busted.
No one is talking about an investment bank like Bear Steans dying.
No one is saying “it is going to get worse before it gets better”.
No one is talking about “will the bottom ever come”.
This is a remarkable step of progress. I think the administration is loving the fact that people are now focusing on small, political squabbles because values are improving, the big issues are no longer the issues, and huge progress has already been made. The $28 Trillion in short interest is trying to cover quick before their short investments become worthless.

From time magazine:
[[Though Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told Congressional leaders Tuesday he only learned of the impending $160 million bonus payments to members of AIG’s troubled financial products unit March 10, sources tell TIME that the New York Federal Reserve informed Treasury staff that the payments were imminent on February 28. That is 10 days before Treasury staffers say they first learned “full details” of the bonus plan, and three days before the Administration launched a new $30 billion infusion of cash for AIG.
“Treasury staff was informed about the new bonuses in a Feb. 28 memo that the March 15 [bonus payment] date was upcoming,” a Federal Reserve source tells Time. A Treasury department source, speaking on background, confirms the e-mail memo and its contents, and says further, “Everybody knew that [AIG] had a retention issue.”…
The Treasury department official says the fault appears to lie with career staffers at the department, who failed to report the imminent bonus deadline up the chain to Geithner. This failure may be a by-product of the difficulty he has had staffing up at Treasury. But Geithner still has some personal vulnerability on the issue. It was he, as head of the New York Federal Reserve, who negotiated the AIG bailout last September. At that time, he could have sought to get bonuses repealed as part of the massive government loan.]]

Obama and Geithner should both resign. They both don’t know what they’re doing.

Obama prints another trillion dollars today? This guy is absolutely out of control. I hope all you people who voted for this idiot realize what a monster you have created. He is not competent to be President and needs to be impeached and removed.

Wonderful . . . Dodd is a liar and Obama is a cover your butt whiner that’s making me sick with his excuses. That old song and dance about what he “inherited” is horse pucky and has run its course. Obama is only marginally capable of flipping hamburgers and remembering that he is the president is frightening as hell.

The “loophole” language was put in because of all the braying and gnashing of teeth from the “he’s a socialist”, “you can’t have the government intrude in business” crowd — the GOP.
Now, that same crowd is claiming that Obama should have “taken control” and “told the banks what to do”.
The situation sucks all around, but let’s not be hypocrites.

Some of these posts are clearly from the same person under different names – same writing style, same anti-Obama sentiments. One or 2 posters (posting multiple times each) are clearly trying to UNFAIRLY blame Obama who has been in office for 2 months for problems created over 8+ years. These HYPOCRITICAL venters are just dishonest to their core. WHERE WAS YOUR OUTRAGE THE PAST 8+ YEARS? Years during which people like Madoff made it big. Not to mention all the ‘hidden’ stuff yet to come to light. PLEASE AT LEAST DISGUISE YOUR HYPOCRICY. You are way too tranparent.

Obama and Geithner are both morons and crooks…….I just can’t figure out which one is the dumber or the more corrupt. It is such a tuff call. I say we fire them all Obama, Geithner, Congress and start all over. Obama must go……..he is killing our economy, and his stupidity is opening us up for attack from many different nations.

George is a good looking press secretary who worked for Clinton … the American public is not that naive to think any journalist is truely objective. As for the AIG fundraising for Dodd and Obama (gee those name ring a bell) yes its a PAC, yes its individuals, but its always senior management that influences the dollars that miraculously help individuals such as Obama and Dodd win elections. Geithner is taking on a no win situation, but we are better off believing in a bad solution and follow its course, than throwing good money after good to crooks, I mean lobbyists, I mean responsible Wall Street folks in institutions of great reputation. Like Obama said, DC is where good ideas go to die, ‘Wall Street is where you sell your soul to make a buck.’ my quote.

“Timmy, you’re doing a heckuva job”

He completely flappable. He has been flapping since he took this job. Not flying. Just flapping.

Standing behind your man is always the case until he voluntarily submits his resignation and the president “regretfully” accepts it. Happens every time.

I guess irrational angry people are most likely to comment. I think all 3 of you are doing a great job – Obama, Geithner, and George.
Sometimes I think the problem is the news, not what it is reporting. If I hear the words outraged, bubble, or unprecedented again in this decade, it will be too soom.

The mess they inherited?????? They did not get drafted for the job. Barry and Little Timmy vigorously applied for the jobs and told us we needed change.Barry spent millions telling us how evil Bush was and how sugar would pour from his lips and sunshine would blow out of his bum and you guys bought into it.

Sack Obama. The man doesn’t know what he is doing. I regret voting for him.

What difference does it make if Geithner knew about the bonuses before? There was nothing to be done about it then, just as there’s nothing to be done about it now (short of enacting new legislation?). It’s funny that politicians act so swiftly when they smell political capital (rememmber Terry Schivo?), but try to get something meaningful done and they can make that last forever.

Morons !! You all knew his plans from the begining. Obama is doing what HE said he was going to do !! He will is following the socialist strategy that has Europe in shambles ! Yeah. Ask any european worker and they will tell you. High taxation, medical care that is way bellow what we got. Unable to have more than one child because they can’t afford to have more, and the list goes on and on. I lived in Europe for years and let me tell you we have it better. Why we want to be like them ?? Obama is a moron and his Treasury Secretary an idiot that cannot even know fill his income tax. YOU MORONS wanted change and now you have it. Enjoy it.

Mr. Unflappable, Timmy and Obama’s other Cabinet appointments who cannot pay their taxes, well, it makes sense that they did not see Chris Dodd re-writing the Stimulus Bill so that the AIG Bonuses went sailing on thru! What a pack of blitheriing idiots! and they thought Bush was stupid. Bush is a Rhodes Scholar compared to these fools who are ruining our countrys financial future.

In a dramatic reversal Wednesday, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., confessed to adding language to the stimulus bill last month that exempted all bonuses that bailed-out companies had promised to employees before Feb. 11, 2009.
Dodd told FOX News that Treasury officials forced him to make the change.Only reported on Fox news

Frank, your gonna get change whether you like it or not so just kick back and chill out. It’s better for the blood pressure. Obama is your president too. He’s looking out for you.

We would like to Invite Obama and his treasury secretarty to learn how to Ski here in wonderful Canada.

Boxcar idiot….the truth really sucks for you doesnt it?

Geithner’s upcoming bank plan will, by all accounts, call for another $750 billion of government money to buy toxic assets.
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ROFL Let the democratic Excuse machine begin.. The largest BIG CORPORATE WELFARE Party EVER

George Stephanopoulous you should stop covering for Obama. Your reporting has lost objectivity and it is beginning to get old. I have lost respect for you; as a respectable Journalist; and I believe that the people once bamboozled are beginning to wake up…

Probably the worst Treasury nominee since the depression, Geithner has overtaken paulson in that aspect.

THIS MAN IS GOOD!!!
Just when Republican snakes had circled President Obama and were licking their chops with anticipation of an Obama sandwich; the President flies out of Washington D.C. to surround himself with the American people; then elegantly, and artfully, and in ways George Bush could never hope, explains in basic layman’s term how AIG became a disaster and how Obama is really trying to fix it so it will never happen to the American people again.
This Man is Good!
Oh GOD How I Love This Man!!!

Seens as though the Repukes was working hand in hand with the financial institutions. Remember, “they are the producers” of our nation….I guess with my hard work, I was a fly on the wall.

Wall Street wizards are loving these bailouts. All people should love bailouts. Buy a bunch of stocks and get filthy rich.

Maybe BHO can be next in the unemployment line right after Geithner

George!
Stop being such a cheerleader for Obama.
You know they must have known about these bonuses way before last week!
Arn’t you growing tired of BO’s selective memory?
Never heard Rev. Wright say anything bad
Never knew Rezko had a bad reputation
Never knew Ayers was a terrorist
Never heard anything bad about Blago
Didnt know about bonuses being paid out
Next!

“Timmy, you’re doing a heckuva job”
Barrack
Sound Familar?

Chris Dodd (D) has already come out this afternoon and changed his story saying it was the Obama Administration who made him put the loophole in allowing AIG bonuses to be paid. WHAT? All the media is covering it except for ABC. George are you one of Obama’s BUTTBOYS?

Oooooh this is getting good:
In a stunning development, Sen. Christopher Dodd said that Obama administration officials asked him to add language to last month’s federal stimulus bill to make sure the controversial AIG bonuses remained in place
Over at cnbc.com right now. Let’s hope they all eat eachother.
Weight of Glory on March 18, 2009 at 9:30 PM
Well, to quote a D.C. classic, “What did the president know and when did he know it?”
And what will it take to get Dodd to stay quiet or name names?

I suppose Obama thinks Geithner can walk on water too.

Sarah Dahlgren has been incompetent for a long time. She was in charge of all the Fed’s large banks leading up to this crisis and now her incompetence continues. She is dismissive of intelligent peoples’ points of view and generally arrogant. It’s fitting that one of Geithner’s favorite fools may ultimately bring him down. Of course she will probably get a rotation and promotion which happens to all the incompetent officers at the NYFRB.

CC said “Give me five minutes with Geithner, I’ll flap his candy ass!” ROFLMRAO—i can’t wait to see Rahm Emanuel kick yours!

I say fire Turbo Tax Timmy and let teleprompter do the job. Besides, teleprompter is already running the country!

One thing I am conceerned about: Mr Geithner,Congress wants him to step downreally..who else is responsible for not reading the bill?everyone is doing this finger pointing, well here in the sad state of Minnesota we are taught that when you point a finger there is 3 pointing right back at you, not saying what he or anyone else did was right but let’s think about this:no one wants to admit their faults but maybe if Congress wants him to step down maybe they all need to be laid-off they’ll get a guaranteed 566.00 plus 25.00 extra a week..maybe if this were to happen maybe they would quickly turn around and start working together…gee I thought out here was “cut throught” shame on Congress as far as I am concerned thay all are responsible for this.

I am just wondering if all those Obama haters truly believe McCain would be doing a better job, or are they just using right wing rhetoric against a Democratic President (which is to be expected from right wing America). Also, those who have no idea about Europe should really keep their anti European sentiments to themselves. As someone who talks to her father in Germany every week I can tell you that the overall hysteria that is clouding the common sense and judgement in this country is not happening in Europe thanks to safety nets in great countries where people actually actually care about their fellow citizens. Maybe the US should take a page out of that book for change instead of just ranting and raving about the dangers of “socialism” yet supporting a pre emptive, absolutely appalling and completely unnecessary war that still costs us 10 billion dollars a month. I did not hear right wind America’s outrage about spending then.

I’m sick and feadup with all of the finger pointing of our leaders;saying, the democrats did this and the republicans did that. Let’s stop all the hating and the rage about the AIG situation,when honestly everyone in CONGRESS is getting their bonuses from the many,many lobbist that’s been a part of that culture for years. We are suffering out here on MAIN STREET and the AMERICAN people are lossing what trust we did have in the very people that we entrusted our futures. This problem did not happen over the past three or four months, this thing has been brewing for years,so let’s STOP the petty bickering do the DOGGONE job that the AMERICAN PEOPLE elected you to do. We are getting totally fed up with all of this petty bull-crap.. So take the fingers down and do your job or get fierd..WE ARE ALL IN THIS SHIGGADY TOGETHER,SO LET’S WORK TOGETHER AND GET OUR COUNTRY BACK ON TRACK.