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Circulate among us comedians that sometime soon, Obama will offer Madoff a Presidential pardon, and then Tim’s job.
And since Little Timmy’s leaving us is maybe only a rumor, but one that is in continual discussion, here is a citation. From two days ago:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/03/timothy-geithner_n_2403427.html
Today, many more posts have been on prominent economic forums and web blogs and also in newspapers.
So when Tim does leave Treasury, who can we rule out as being selected by the President as his successor? Well, definitely not Sheila Barr, or Neil Barofsky. After all, a criminal enterprise has to be run by criminals.
Here is what Barr had to say about Geithner’s Bank policies:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/27/sheila-bair-timothy-geithner_n_1918753.html
His favoritism of certain Financial Firms over others was apparent by his actions as Head of the New York Fed Reserve, Autumn 2008, and of course, while he was Secretary of Treasury.
And he didn’t simply favor Citi – the Bailouts were structured so that the Paulson/Geithner/Bernancke trio helped AIG and Goldman Sachs. Meanwhile, when Michelle Bachman asked him a rather straight forward question about the hanky panky going on in terms of the Bailouts, he turned to her and lied through his teeth.
Lying to Congress is an impeachable offense. I’m not a fan of Bachman’s but that doesn’t excuse Tim’s lying to Congress. Especially not when those lies were used to Betray Middle Class America and for the sake of transferring that Main Street wealth over to Wall Street.
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Should Geithner leave Treasury, who can we rule out as being selected by the President as his successor? Well, definitely not Sheila Barr, or Neil Barofsky. After all, a criminal enterprise has to be run by criminals.
Here is what Barr had to say about Geithner’s Bank policies:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/27/sheila-bair-timothy-geithner_n_1918753.html
His favoritism of certain Financial Firms over others was apparent by his actions as Head of the New York Fed Reserve, Autumn 2008, and of course, while he was Secretary of Treasury.
And he didn’t simply favor Citi – the Bailouts were structured so that the Paulson/Geithner/Bernancke trio helped AIG and Goldman Sachs. Meanwhile, when Michelle Bachman asked him a rather straight forward question about the hanky panky going on in terms of the Bailouts, he turned to her and lied through his teeth.
Lying to Congress is an impeachable offense. I’m not a fan of Bachman’s but that doesn’t excuse Tim’s lying to Congress. Especially not when those lies were used to Betray Middle Class America and for the sake of transferring that Main Street wealth over to Wall Street.
Should Geithner leave Treasury,
He won’t need to show up for work anywhere to get paid crazy money.
yeah right
Not a diary/blog. A one sentence comment, unsubstantiated.
Flagged.
From the MyFDL “About Us“:
FWIW, this first comment could very well have been the diary instead of the one sentence posted.
Without no “unsubstantiated” links the implied Slinky® is virtually exlicit.
Do you think Madoff would be confirmed?
Recc[sic]‘d.
You’re still so amusing…
I added the citations and will soon add some citations regarding the criminality inherent in Little Timmy’s dealings and activities while both at the New York Fed, and then after being appointed by Obama.
I also added the expression “comedians” in the first sentence of the paragraph that was initially the first paragraph of my first comment. I thought most here would understand humor, but apparently not so. (After all, Obama is a poltician, and what politician could afford to pardon Maddoff?)
Oh BTW this post is by the same woman who out-and-out lied about getting an insurance quote from the ACA:
http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2012/12/10/how-obama-may-use-obamacare-to-make-most-americans-worse-off/#comment-174636
Delete this post. It’s a lie, and nowhere worthy of a place in the posts at all much less on the rec list.
Thanks AitchD. Did you know it is now very hard to find a Slinky that is metallic? Most are only plastic. There was something inately satisfying about that cling clang swish sound of Slinky on stairs.
Explain to us, Elise, how you got a quote for the ACA insurance that doesn’t exist yet?
Inquiring minds and all….
What is your problem, Kelly? There is indeed a website for us Californians, which has been up and running for at least six months. At that website, you can enter your total situation – your age, married or single status, etc. The quote for my two person household, with both of us being over the age of 58, is a monthly $ 1,100 premium, plus two separate deductibles of $ 5,000 which have to be paid each year. Maybe your state doesn’t have such information up and running,but “California is a model of how the US states should be operating.” I already got dragged through the mud over at DU some time ago, re: this same situation, and then everyone had to concede that the information I was submitting was correct.
And yes, technically the state of California has only a day or two ago gotten full authorization from the federal Government to go ahead with its exchange. Do you even live in California? Are you anywhere near to my age? I had to waste a lot of time dealing with younger people who were all “Ya know, my premium is only $ 320 a month – no one pays so much as you say for Cobra premiums.” (Back when I was on Cobra…) Anyway the relevant fact is that the Phip (or whatever it is called) has been up and running for several months. I await your apology.