The fact that Geithner father, Peter worked with Obama
s mother through the Ford Foundation boggles the mind but, explains alot.
there seems to be a tie between the Geithner family and the Obama family that goes back more than 20 years ago. Apparently, Timothy Geithner’s father, Peter Giethner, is the Director of the Ford Foundation’s Asian program, a role he has been involved in for years. In the 1980’s, Peter Geithner oversaw Ford Foundation’s microfinance programs in the Indonesia region. These programs were being developed by Stanley Ann Dunham Soetoro…… Barack Obama’s mother! It certainly is a very small world, or was Obama reaching back to make a special thank you to someone who worked with his mother.
Obama exposing Geithner to the Senate in the light of his tax-evasion would not be a “thank-you” unless Geithner and those backing him had sufficient influence to ensure his nomination was approved.
If Obama had been the sole or even primary decision-maker here he certainly could have nominated someone without the baggage.
This being the case, I think most people misunderstand who patronises whom in the relationship between the interests Obama represents and those Geithner represents.
Geithner is not there to serve Obama, he’s there to manage him.
interesting coincidence bump