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Jack Lew confirmed by Senate as new Treasury secretary

Lew was confirmed with a 71-26 vote. Compared with the bruising confirmation battle of Chuck Hagel as Defense secretary, Lew’s was a breeze…

Geithner stepped down in January. He was the last holdover from President Obama’s original economic team.

Lew is expected to jump right in to the debate over how to address some $85 billion in forced budget cuts that are scheduled to hit Friday. He was part of the team that came up with the original idea of the cuts, as a key player in the 2011 debt ceiling talks. At the time, nobody thought the cuts would ever come to pass, as they were intended to be so horrible that they’d force a budget deal.

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I assume no one asked him how many Senators it takes to pass a budget proposal, since he is on the record as lying and saying it took 60. I expect better from you Rand Paul.

munseym on February 27, 2013 at 6:41 PM

The GOP Senate class sure is a spineless group.

BKeyser on February 27, 2013 at 6:41 PM

So they ARE going to roll over…

catmman on February 27, 2013 at 6:43 PM

Hey we have commie for President, what difference does a commie Treasury Secretary make?

Kjeil on February 27, 2013 at 6:50 PM

At the time, nobody thought the cuts would ever come to pass, as they were intended to be so horrible that they’d force a budget deal.

Reading that is amazing. That’s how our elected representatives wirte laws these days.

“We’re going to intentionally write an awful law so we’re forced to change it when we reach the can we kicked down the road.”

Wethal on February 27, 2013 at 7:00 PM

But. But. I thought opposition is building! Pfft. These Republicans need to stop pretending to fight every battle and just let us know when they’re going to show up and actually try to stop something in the Obama agenda.

besser tot als rot on February 27, 2013 at 7:02 PM

Isn’t this the guy who came up with the sequester idea for the Obama Campaign?

forest on February 27, 2013 at 7:06 PM

Kerry, Lew and Hagel…

The hits just keep on coming.

Idiocracy…

..in action.

Brawndo…because it’s got electrolytes…

BigWyo on February 27, 2013 at 7:14 PM

Is Boehner crying? I am.

But Lurch is speaking Frog to the Frogs so they will love us now. (PS: I speak Frog but I’m not the SECSTATE of the USA).

Dingbat63 on February 27, 2013 at 7:48 PM

Pardon the omission: Lurch served in VN (so did I).

Dingbat63 on February 27, 2013 at 7:48 PM

Pardon the omission: Lurch served in VN (so did I).

Dingbat63 on February 27, 2013 at 7:48 PM

Don’t forget that Christmas Eve in Cambodia that was seared, seared into his memory.

Mitoch55 on February 27, 2013 at 8:38 PM