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Republicans Will Be to Blame if US Defaults: Geithner
cnbc ^ | 4/14/11 | Thomson Reuters

Posted on 04/14/2011 3:35:40 PM PDT by Nachum

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday told Republican lawmakers that they would shoulder the blame if the country got too close to defaulting on its debt and roiled markets worldwide by not approving a debt limit increase. In yet another warning about the perils of not allowing the U.S. to borrow more to fund spending already approved by Congress, Geithner said it would be deeply irresponsible for lawmakers to use debt limit negotiations for political gains.

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KEYWORDS: blame; defaults; geithner; republicans
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1 posted on 04/14/2011 3:35:42 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...

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Let me know if you would like to be on or off the ping list

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2 posted on 04/14/2011 3:36:18 PM PDT by Nachum (The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
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To: Nachum

burn, baby, burn


3 posted on 04/14/2011 3:36:47 PM PDT by jtal
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To: Nachum

Major pile of road apples from one of congress’ biggest horse’s butts.


4 posted on 04/14/2011 3:37:31 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Nachum

It’s always the fault of the oppositions party.


5 posted on 04/14/2011 3:38:12 PM PDT by stuartcr (The soul is the .cfg file for the body)
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To: Nachum

So the Dems wouldn’t allow any more cuts and now the Repubs are responsible for the debt limit??


6 posted on 04/14/2011 3:38:35 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Nachum

Tax day is approaching.
We can use it to honor Turbo Tax Timmy.


7 posted on 04/14/2011 3:38:35 PM PDT by nascarnation
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To: Nachum

THIS PERSON SHOULD BE IN JAIL OR MAYBE IN A NUT HOUSE.


8 posted on 04/14/2011 3:39:14 PM PDT by mulligan
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To: Nachum

so, timmy, who’s fault is it that we are in the mess to be close to defaulting?


9 posted on 04/14/2011 3:39:20 PM PDT by sappy (LIEberals suck)
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To: Nachum

“If you cancel my credit cards, you’ll die!” - Little Timmy “Tax Cheat”.


10 posted on 04/14/2011 3:39:28 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (0bamanomics: Trickle Up Poverty.)
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To: Nachum

If we default just stand by the guillotine and count.

I guarantee there’ll be far, far more dim-bulb-crat heads in the basket.

And I shall cheer each and every one.

Hmmmm, do ya think the botox will make Pelosi’s head bounce farther than Reid’s?


11 posted on 04/14/2011 3:39:59 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: Nachum

Was it the republican’s fault when Geithner didn’t pay his taxes?


12 posted on 04/14/2011 3:40:55 PM PDT by dragonblustar
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To: dragonblustar

“Was it the republican’s fault when Geithner didn’t pay his taxes?”

No, just one. Bush.


13 posted on 04/14/2011 3:42:43 PM PDT by all the best
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To: Nachum

Stupid Goldman Sachs executive ! IMHO, the federal gov’t should shutdown for several years except defense and at a later time, re-evaluate to restart it. In the mean time, use the money to pay down the national debt.


14 posted on 04/14/2011 3:44:17 PM PDT by CORedneck
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To: All

Click The Pic

15 posted on 04/14/2011 3:44:43 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (FreeRepublic. Now, More Than Ever.)
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To: Nachum
TURBOGEITHNER
16 posted on 04/14/2011 3:45:53 PM PDT by FrankR (The Evil Are Powerless If The Good Are Unafraid! - R. Reagan)
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To: Nachum

Great gobs of horse pooh,
NO MORE.
Quit spending MY MONEY.


17 posted on 04/14/2011 3:49:50 PM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO))
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To: Nachum

Same argument libs used during the budget fight.

Thank god our guys are fighters who don’t cave. :)


18 posted on 04/14/2011 3:50:48 PM PDT by Tzimisce (Never forget that the American Revolution began when the British tried to disarm the colonists.)
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To: Nachum

They’ll just LOVE Timmy in the Big House.


19 posted on 04/14/2011 3:51:44 PM PDT by tgusa (Investment plan: blued steel, brass, lead, copper)
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20 posted on 04/14/2011 3:51:49 PM PDT by TheOldLady
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