Posted on 01/27/2009 5:51:54 AM PST by bmweezer
Tim Geithner is Obama's new treasury secretary, after being confirmed 60-34 last evening in the U.S. Senate. In the end, it appears that Geithner's nomination received nominal GOP support thanks to two points: first, there was no telling who Geithner's replacement would have been (they could have been worse) if the confirmation was derailed and two, some GOPers remain spineless. Until our elected GOP members gain a spine and realize that their place right now is as a strong opposition and oppose bad nominations and bills, the party's troubles will certainly continue.
Thirty-two Republicans voted against the nomination (as well as Democratic Senators Byrd, Feingold, and Harkin), while the following gave a firm 'yea':
Corker, Cornyn, Crapo, Ensign, Graham, Gregg, Hatch, Shelby, Snowe, and Voinovich.
Kudos go to the following GOPers that one would not think would have voted against this nomination, but did: Collins, Lugar, McCain, and Specter.
the chicago president hot-footed it over to the US Capitol and personally swore in this fellow reptilian at 1030 last night
What a sad state our country has reached
Glad this vote was on party lines.
The Dhimmirats have just said that they believe that their elite leadership is above the law.
This albatross should be pointed out loudly and continually.
Most people are afraid of the IRS, and seeing someone get appointed as head of the IRS that committed a crime that the rest of us would have served time for will resonate with the folks.
Cornyn?
I will publish their answers here. Should be a laugh riot ~ I'm already snorking and hocking myself!
Yes, I agree. I figured to see one of my Senators, Lugar, voting for this tax dodger. At least Lugar cancelled out my other Senator, Bayh.
No kidding. I think he’s lost his damn mind if he did. And IF he did, he’s lost my vote. 3 strikes and you’re out.
He was President of the New York fed and did not see the debacle coming.
The pick had to be someone as close to Goldman Sachs as you can get without having been at Goldman.
A good sign this early in the game.
well, any taxpayer who made an “innocent mistake” over the past 8 years sure ought to be DEMANDING equal protection and a retroactive return of any IRS interest or penalties they were charged
I sent an email yesterday and called his DC office but I guess he either didn't receive enough opposition to this appointment or he simply ignored his constituency................again.............
‘Collins, Lugar, McCain, and Specter.’
They knew he was going to be confirmed, and will cite this forever as an example of how they ‘fought’ the Obama Administration.
Especially when they support the more noxious ideas on domestic policy.
Watch and see. I got no use for these guys.
Has anyone even seen or heard from Paulson in the past week?
perhaps he is planning an African safari
Lindsey seems hugely embarrassing
and increasingly light in his loafers
not that there’s anything wrong with that!
So when does the smartest man in the world fix the economy? By Friday? February 1st?
Give credit where credit's due.
Nice. We confirm tax cheats to head the tax department under the excuse “It could have been worse”.
Great leadership fellas.
Let ‘em just keep diggin’.
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