Posted on 11/14/2011 12:45:34 PM PST by Driftwood1
If you're a conservative, then you probably have no love for Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. He wanted to end the Bush tax cuts for the rich in 2010. You might think his foreclosure prevention plan was a mess. But if you're a progressive, then you probably don't love the guy either. He wasn't particularly aggressive in pursuing cramdowns or principal reductions for struggling homeowners. He also doesn't tend to be too hard on the banks. So who does like Geithner? President Obama must -- he worked to ensure that Geithner wouldn't resign earlier this year when his family moved back to New York. It isn't hard to see why: Geithner is a rare breed of high-level official who looks for practical solutions without letting politics get in the way.
Jackie Calmes at the New York Times highlights the president's surprising unwavering desire to keep Geithner around as other economic advisors departed over time. Calmes notes that both sides of the aisle have attacked Geithner's policies and positions over the past couple of years. Let's look at some of the chief reasons why people don't like Geithner.
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I used my “little Red Stamp” just yesterday.
That $20 is sitting in my wallet ready to spend at the next lib establishment, that I just can’t avoid....
TAX CHEAT!
Gee. “Everybody” hated Bush, and he’s still being blamed for everything that’s going wrong today.
Awesome :-)
Timmy knows too much to be cut free. He has been part of the problem for a long time, which is just what Barry loves about him. Burn Baby Burn - that’s what this Administration wants and they don’t keep it a secret.
1.) tax cheat
2.) never had a real job
3.) abused his position at the NY Fed
4.) still shafting the US taxpayers
He's a very sleazy operator of non-existent macro economic capabilities.
I'm sure I've missed many other failings that made him an nconceivably
ibad choice for Treasury Secretary.
Geithner is a rare breed of high-level official who looks for practical solutions without letting politics get in the way. lie!
"The rich" being anybody or any small business making over $250,000 per year. Geitner and the rest of that socialist ilk needed the extra cash to finance the mammoth expansion of big government. How could the lefty Democrats and other assorted communists possibly hate a guy like Geitner? This sneaky mouse Indiviglio is trying to blow smoke up his readers' asses.
By the way, whenever an author uses the word “progressive” instead of “liberal”, you know where he’s coming from and anything further he says cannot be trusted.
Wow! Being incompetent really pays off!
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