Posted on 06/02/2011 6:26:54 PM PDT by Bigtigermike
SEABROOK, N.H. — Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin (R) teed off on Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner on Thursday night, saying she does not believe his “false statements” that a “catastrophe would befall” the country if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling by August.
On her first day in New Hampshire, Palin held an impromptu news conference as she was leaving a clambake here. She encouraged congressional Republicans to hold firm in the debt-ceiling negotiations, and she said the cost of the war in Afghanistan and the posture of the Afghan government should prompt consideration of a drawdown of U.S. forces there.
Geithner, she said, has “given us now four different due dates where catastrophe would befall us if the debt ceiling is not raised. … Well, once bitten, twice shy. How many more times are we going to have to hear this date change?” Of the August deadline Geithner says is the absolute cutoff for congressional action, she said, “I don’t believe it.”
She urged Republican leaders in Congress not to give in to the Obama administration’s demands, saying it would be “a failure of leadership” to yield at this point.
Her comments on Afghanistan added to growing doubts about an extended stay for U.S. forces. Palin said it is time to reevaluate the U.S. mission there.
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If you are trying to curtail your spending, why apply for more credit? The answer should be no more credit, and pay off the debt.
Go Sarah
Hot Air Candidate Survey Results: June Edition
HotAir ^ | 2:26 am on June 2, 2011 | by Patrick Ishmael
Posted on Thursday, June 02, 2011 11:20:09 AM by curth
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Palin 1442 - 34.91%
Perry 997 - 24.13%
Cain 652 - 15.78%
Romney 272 - 6.58%
Pawlenty 255 - 6.17%
Ron Paul 181 - 4.38%
Bachmann 104 - 2.52%
Go, Sarah, GO!!
Dear Timmie,
You’re fired!
Are you able to explain exactly what this poll is? Who was polled? etc.
I know where the Democrats are on this.
I'm afraid I know where the Republican establishment is as well.
They gave us that same line of Catastrophic BS when they wanted TARP. BS is all it was.
Im not a skeptic but I have to answer it with an affirmative NO — NONE — NADA!
And how many of this years 12 appropriation bills of discretionary spending could be cut to size right now? August is 2 months away, and that’s 61 days to cut the budget. And don’t raise the debt ceiling, that would proceed running up more debt, duh.
Does Timothy Geithner work at Family Radio?
What amazes me is how all of a sudden the media is paying attention to her policy positions and reporting on them. It’s almmost like they’re forced to with the intermittent contact they have on the bus tour and the competition for her time.
She can’t be that smart, can she? Nahhh... /s
Dimocrats don't know how to do that so their political lives depend upon extending our credit more.
That comes before the health of our country's finances for them.
“if Geithner actively chooses to. “
Correct.
Timmy is not making predictions, but rather threats.
Neither do I.
She encouraged congressional Republicans to hold firm in the debt-ceiling negotiations, and she said the cost of the war in Afghanistan and the posture of the Afghan government should prompt consideration of a drawdown of U.S. forces there.
I agree with her on both counts.
She urged Republican leaders in Congress not to give in to the Obama administration’s demands, saying it would be “a failure of leadership” to yield at this point.
Absolutely. Governor Palin says a lot of things that I can't disagree with. Guess that means I'm stupid too. :-)
LOL!
She sounds firmer this time than she did when Geithner’s puppetmeister Paulsen forced TARP on the Congress with similar lies of urgency
A “catastrophe” huh. What does he call the current climate. Obama and Turbo Tax need to get the hell out of here. His Marxist utopia is on fire. Forclosures are unprecedented and their next plan is to over-run the border with illegals. Go to hell Timmy.
Astan was always going to be a long process. Not an easy one. Just as GWB saw Iraq through, with leadership and resolve....that is what we need in Astan. It will be worth it in the end, if we can do it. If we don't, we'll pay down the road again...
Sarah is playing to domestic polls here and to cut at the CinC. While Obama deserves some cutting on, our warriors down range don't and when one cuts on the CinC (in that role) it is often the warriors down range that pay the price (not the sitting CinC).
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