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CNBC Announces Geithner has enough votes to be confirmed
CNBC Breaking News ^ | 01/26/09 | Kackikat

Posted on 01/26/2009 3:22:26 PM PST by Kackikat

Announcement from CNBC during Mad Money that Geithner now has votes to be confirmed, and more at regular news time.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: 111th; bhotreasury; confirmed; geithner; timgeithner; treasury
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To: Kackikat

I’m SHOCKED, SHOCKED I tell ya.....


21 posted on 01/26/2009 3:37:12 PM PST by rockabyebaby (Say what you feel, those who matter don't mind, those who mind don't matter.)
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To: Kackikat

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Monday backed Timothy Geithner to be Treasury secretary, setting aside misgivings about his failure to pay some taxes in light of his experience battling the financial crisis.

Geithner, 47, was expected to be sworn in quickly to help lead President Barack Obama’s efforts to stabilize a worsening economy. In coming weeks, he is expected to unveil reforms to the United States’ $700 billion financial bailout program to provide more support for housing and credit markets, and possibly a new effort to absorb troubled assets from banks.


22 posted on 01/26/2009 3:37:59 PM PST by Oldeconomybuyer (The democRATS are near the tipping point.)
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To: Kackikat
The Republicans should start the drum beat about dems not paying taxes and use Geithner and Conyers as the poster boys. But, they have no balls they will just get back to their corner where the dems have ordered them to go....
23 posted on 01/26/2009 3:38:13 PM PST by martinidon
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To: Kackikat

It would be interesting if some jurors refused to convict tax cheats after this.


24 posted on 01/26/2009 3:40:26 PM PST by Montfort
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To: MplsSteve
"Well, that sucks the big one."

Au contraire mon frère. The Dems just handed the GOP Congressional and Senatorial Election Committee's their first mid-term campaign commercial. We should all rejoice. Change you can believe in.

25 posted on 01/26/2009 3:40:41 PM PST by Big_Monkey
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To: Montfort

The smacking irony in this is the man who is now responsible for chasing up taxes from you doesnt pay them himself, Change you can believe in.


26 posted on 01/26/2009 3:41:17 PM PST by sunmars
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To: Jimmy Valentine
Orrin Hatch needs to be read out of the Republican Party. Damn the man for saying that Geithner’s tax issues were not important!

When the economic ship goes down, Hatch is going with it. Republicans who confirmed him and who choose to sign on to the stimulus are going to be voted out.

27 posted on 01/26/2009 3:41:59 PM PST by jersey117
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To: Montfort

It’s funny how the Dems cry and bitch about “inexperience” on the Republican side when it comes to a candidate but they have NO issue putting in a tax cheat who for 4 years did NOT pay his taxes and uses some phony baloney excuse and has no problem becoming Secretary of the Treasury. Disgusting what has happened to this country. Why should anyone pay taxes if this tax cheat can become our treasurer.


28 posted on 01/26/2009 3:43:39 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: sunmars
The smacking irony in this is the man who is now responsible for chasing up taxes from you doesnt pay them himself

Isn't this setting a precedent? Shouldn't we all get a pass?

29 posted on 01/26/2009 3:45:17 PM PST by jersey117
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To: jersey117

we how have taxation without representation
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one of the best video to watch
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30 posted on 01/26/2009 3:48:14 PM PST by shielagolden
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To: Big_Monkey

Can you see my head exploding? This is so enormously frustrating. And to top it off, I don’t think the current GOP would recognize a strong campaign issue if it walked in off the street and introduced itself. There’s bound to be some reason why we won’t mention it ... we have to play nice, or all get along, or something.


31 posted on 01/26/2009 3:49:05 PM PST by JustSurrounded
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To: jersey117

Hey with Obama, I guess our inhouse joke about “The USSA, The United Soviet States of America” isnt too far out it would seem.

Who knew we’d be so psychic.


32 posted on 01/26/2009 3:50:14 PM PST by sunmars
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To: Big_Monkey

You’re assuming the GOP will even show up in any meaningful opposition. If they didn’t fight much in 2006, clueless as to why they lost 2008 (they just blame the conservative base and an Obama Administration doing its best to separate the elected Republicans from there base), what makes you so certain we have a chance in 2010 or 2012 even if the economy tanks the big one due to reckless policies? If we do not have leadership, we will not win anything and in fact things could get worse despite whatever damage is currently being done. Think FDR.

I could be wrong on this, and I hope that this is the case, but people don’t change much once they have traveled the path of self destruction save a miracle or epiphany based on my experience and reading of history. If leadership gushes out of the woodwork from the current crop, good, but I am not counting on it based on what I have seen over the last 11-13 years.


33 posted on 01/26/2009 4:06:22 PM PST by DarkWaters ("Deception is a state of mind --- and the mind of the state" --- James Jesus Angleton)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

“”Why should anyone pay taxes if this tax cheat can become our treasurer”

Maybe the 2008 1040 form will be revised and we’ll all have a line we can sign that will read “See the boss” so we’re not signing our returns under penalty of perjury.


34 posted on 01/26/2009 4:07:47 PM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: Kackikat

Perfect guy to assign the task of blaming China for manipulating their currency while begging them to buy more worthless U.S. bonds.


35 posted on 01/26/2009 5:26:29 PM PST by dr_who
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To: Kackikat

My wife is a CPA. I have suggested to her that as a last resort when dealing with the IRS, she should invoke Geithner’s name and this precedent to get non-payment penalties abated.


36 posted on 01/26/2009 5:46:58 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Obama: Carter's only chance to avoid going down in history as the worst U.S. president ever.)
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To: FreedomPoster
I have suggested to her that as a last resort when dealing with the IRS, she should invoke Geithner’s name and this precedent to get non-payment penalties abated.

Please report how this turns out.

37 posted on 01/26/2009 5:55:12 PM PST by AGreatPer (Obama is not my president until we see his birth certificate. A real one.)
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To: Kackikat

Well heck! If the new IRS chief can cheat on HIS taxes, then so can *I*! Can’t I?!


38 posted on 01/26/2009 6:31:10 PM PST by RocketMan1
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To: Kackikat

When the new bills are printed with Geithner’s signature on the front, write on it with either “TAX CHEAT” and/or “UNPATRIOTIC”.


39 posted on 01/27/2009 6:25:29 AM PST by kevinm13 (Tim Geithner is a tax cheat. Manmade "Global Warming" is a HOAX!)
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To: Kackikat
More hypocrisy from the Washington “good old boys” club. Garbage protects garbage.

Washington is truly out of control and totally corrupt. When you think you've seen it all they never fail to disappoint you further. They are on autopilot.

40 posted on 01/27/2009 7:51:35 AM PST by headstamp 2 (Been here before)
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