Comments on: White House taps Tim Geithner to run the fiscal-cliff talks

By: Media Must Share Blame for Fiscal Cliff Crisis | Tony Johnson

Media Must Share Blame for Fiscal Cliff Crisis | Tony Johnson — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:15:21 +0000

[...] delegated responsibility for the talks to various deputies–first Secretary of the Treasury Tim Geithner, then Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, and finally Vice President Joe Biden. On the final weekend [...]

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Media Must Share Blame for Fiscal Cliff Crisis | Latestwire — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:41:46 +0000

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By: Something has to change. Undeniable dilemma « Is This Blog On?

Something has to change. Undeniable dilemma « Is This Blog On? — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:13:12 +0000

[...] then they assign Tim Geither to mediate between the two parties? It’s like we’re living in Bizarro [...]

By: KOOLAID2

KOOLAID2 — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 04:17:36 +0000

White House taps Tim Geithner to run the fiscal-cliff talks

…THEY’RE nucking futs!
Just put a TurboTax disc on an empty chair!

By: bob77

bob77 — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:19:54 +0000

I’m sure “crooked” Brian Williams will report on Geithner’s record of failure, his family’s connection to the Obama family and his destruction of currencies in the pacific rim. This guy is a MENACE and a destroyer — working in CONCERT with Barry The Red. Goebbels would be proud of “crooked” Brian, Diane, Scott, CNN, et al.

By: Chuckles3

Chuckles3 — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:17:42 +0000

OK, well, I’m a real skeptic about the WH’s commitment to deficit reduction in general but I actually like this choice.

Any other choice they could make would be worse. Zients at OMB doesn’t have the seniority. Lew has a tendency to alienate people on the other side by telling them why they’re wrong rather than accepting their views and negotiating with them. Sperling and Furman are both competent but Sperling is several steps to the left of Geithner, and Furman negotiates primarily within the D house rather than across the aisle.

Geithner is by far the least ideological of the available choices and the most likely to broker a deal. The main problem will be the WH’s substantive position, not the person they tapped here.

By: Steve Eggleston

Steve Eggleston — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:01:10 +0000

Badger40 on November 26, 2012 at 6:41 PM

Maybe it will work better than it did in Zimbabwe.

Not a chance.

By: Badger40

Badger40 — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:41:10 +0000

Let’s outlaw profits.
And confiscate all agricultural property.
As well as all other property in general.
Then we will have the Federal Govt redistribute it fairly.
Rich people will be jailed as political prisoners bcs they are greedy.
Poor people & the ignorant & stupid will be uplifted to important decision making positions.
Minorities will fill these positions first.
Then let’s watch what happens.

By: DanMan

DanMan — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:35:26 +0000

Bet he doesn’t move to Texas…

By: Delsa

Delsa — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:22:41 +0000

And as for Tiny Tim, he is an empty suit. Just like his boss.

By: Delsa

Delsa — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:21:47 +0000

Obama has NO ideas and NO proposals except for the one where he suggests the republicans come up with something and if he likes it, he’ll say, “thumbs up” and if he doesn’t like it, he will blame them for doing nothing and tell them to go back to the drawing board but this time work with the communists, oops I mean Democrats!

By: cmsinaz

cmsinaz — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:20:28 +0000

Seven Percent Solution on November 26, 2012 at 6:13 PM

How could I forget!

:)
*clink*

By: Seven Percent Solution

Seven Percent Solution — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:13:34 +0000

ummmm shouldn’t the president be presiding over these talks?

cmsinaz on November 26, 2012 at 6:08 PM

So much golf…

… only 4 short years.

Priorities cmsinaz…!

By: cmsinaz

cmsinaz — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:08:46 +0000

ummmm shouldn’t the president be presiding over these talks?

By: Seven Percent Solution

Seven Percent Solution — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 23:05:39 +0000

Wait, what? This is the guy who sat across from Paul Ryan and said to his face, “we don’t have a plan, we just don’t like your plan.” rockmom on November 26, 2012 at 5:13 PM

This information is out there for everyone to see... ... you can find it on YouTube in less than a second. It is also common knowledge that Harry Reid has not put forth a budget in the Senate for over three years... Now with the fiscal future of our Nation at stake... ... which "news" outlet will be the first to blame Republicans?

By: profitsbeard

profitsbeard — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:58:17 +0000

Bwaaahaaahaaahaaaaaaa!

By: Steve Eggleston

Steve Eggleston — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:58:13 +0000

We are soooooo terminally boned.

By: jnelchef

jnelchef — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:57:36 +0000

Why do people keep thinking Obama wants a solution?

By: rik

rik — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:56:03 +0000

Why not let Bawny figure it out?? The federal budget is like trying to put tab A into tab B. The banking queen would be perfect.

By: Deafdog

Deafdog — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:55:28 +0000

Well, at least he’s a better option than John Corzine.

By: Pork-Chop

Pork-Chop — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:54:20 +0000

Don’t worry – Pharaohbama knows what he’s doing.

By: wolfsDad

wolfsDad — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:51:00 +0000

Sigh.

By: Deafdog

Deafdog — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:50:17 +0000

The guy who was supposed to be supervising the banks when they were going BK on mortgage debt….perfect!