Posted on 03/21/2009 1:29:27 PM PDT by lt.america
Who would have thought 55 days into this administration we would be asking the question, what did he know and when did he know it? Word that a provision in the stimulus bill gave the green light for AIG to hand out bonuses using taxpayer money sent the media bloodhounds hot on the trail of whoever is the culprit. For a time, it looked like Senate Banking chairman Chris Dodd would take the fall, but after 24 hours of twisting in the wind, Dodd said the change that exempted past agreements to pay bonuses was made at the request of the administration.
President Obama likes to remind voters that he inherited a mess, and that's true, but this one is of his own making. And until he comes up with a satisfactory explanation of who did what when, and why, his credibility will suffer. Forty-eight hours ago, I didn't think Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner was in trouble, but if the transaction with Dodd turns out to have Geithner's fingerprints on it, his job could be in jeopardy. The deadly chain of events may have started innocently enough, with Treasury Department lawyers raising questions about the government retroactively curtailing private-sector contracts, but did Dodd, who authored the restrictive language, capitulate to some Treasury flunky, or did someone more senior lean on him?
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I'd go as far as saying that the Congress and the Senate hold the purse strings (meaning Pelosie/Ried since January 2007) and that Congressman Barney Frank and Senators Chrissy Dodd and Schuckie Schumer were in control of the Banking/Financial Committees and that Bama Boy was in the Senate during that time weaving Obama’s inheritance into the nasty web that it is today. Enjoy your inheritance boys and girl.
Bingo! Whats next? a tongue lashing from Katrina Van Der Heuvel?
Gee -— maybe I’ll actually listen to what Clift has to say on the MacLaughlin Report tomorrow!
They’re trying their BEST to put a positive spin on a
stinking carcass!
This goes all the way to the top. No way all those people agreed on that late night amendment w/o obozo’s approval.
Pray for America, Our Troops and obama’s Failure
Maybe the reason Geitner was sold as the only person who could deal with this financial mess was that he knew how to cover up for the democrats.
The media are like a bunch of sharks—as soon as they smell blood, they’ll rip their prey to shreds. Eventually, the media will turn on this administration.
“President Obama likes to remind voters that he inherited a mess,”
He didn’t inherit a mess, he created a mess. Truth is, Obama was tanking in the polls (down 8pts.) with affective advertising regarding his “star status/Paris Hilton, in addition the Rev. Wright thing was heating again. He was losing serious ground, then the meltdown aka September surprise hit, he never looked back. I don’t know how it was orchestrated, but it was.
Try "Pandora". Not really radio but a very cool internet music listening engine. It plays the artist you search for then plays artists it thinks you may like based on your search.
Yeah! Iran “unclenched its fist” and bitch slapped BHO.
If Obama fires him it shows poor judgement in hiring him. If he lets him stay it show poor judgement in leadership.
Unelectrified? Why not just say “ACOUSTIC”?
Obie, just fire Geithner and name yourself Sec of Treasury. People would love that. And DON’T have anyone help you, either. None of them know what they are doing. You are so much more knowledgeable and can easily handle the job on your own! Probably with one half of your brain tied behind your back.
Worry not, Obama has big plans and he is misdirecting our attention. He and the congress critters have the rest of the year to install their dictatorship. Think there will be elections in 2012? Think again. At least not honest ones. What they will push through congress between now and december will make what they have done so far mild by comparison. Don’t be fooled into thinking he’s an idiot, he knows exactly what he is doing.
“I think what Obama needs right now is a good, old fashioned military crisis”
All he has to do is study the acting of the master, Clinton.
Remember when he bombed Serbia in order to distract from Monica?
A mess he himself helped create back during his days as a "commuuuuuuunity organizer".
Good for you!
LOL - what on earth are you implying here?
Or are you just one of the jerks around here who try to start stuff?
Note the question mark. Yeah, you still have a shot at getting out of it. Start backtracking.
You are a sucker.
A stooge.
A useful idiot.
Stop supporting our enemies. The money you send them for the "cool bluegrass" is used to generate libprop (liberal propaganda)
Shun liberal Big Media, don't reward it.
AV
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