Posted on 01/31/2010 8:21:10 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Geithner bashing not seen threatening job--for now Photo 9:34am EST
By David Lawder - Analysis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Those seeking clues on whether Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner will keep his job after another congressional scolding got a big one for the "yes" column on Wednesday night -- a warm embrace from the boss.
As a grinning President Barack Obama made his way to the podium in the Capitol building to deliver his State of the Union address, he stopped to put his hand on Geithner's shoulder and chatted with him longer than others he greeted.
"They arranged it right at the end of the aisle, perfect for the cameras," said Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.
The greeting showed there was "not a chance" Obama would abandon Geithner despite the bashing the Treasury Secretary is taking over insurer AIG's bailout, Sabato said -- at least not ahead of mid-term congressional elections in November.
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If you bash the banksters they will leave lol that’s what schwarzman said venue shopping
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TZGHqthsBU&feature=player_embedded
Go already we could print our own money without paying them all those fees!
Stupid is as stupid does. Obama and Geithner deserve one another. The sad part is, we all suffer.
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