Do you have confidence in Timothy Geithner?

[Anonymous]

So everybody hates Geithner. An easy position to take.

Could be worse. At least he’s not Andrew Mellon.

So let’s look at the situation in the real world, i.e. in the context of the available alternatives (often more useful than than echoing talking points or mocking a person’s appearance.)

So, who would be a better choice?

[Edit: Note that Brian is the only one to “Bring Data” to this thread so far]

[Rich Toscano]

[quote=pri_dk]So everybody hates Geithner. An easy position to take.

Could be worse. At least he’s not Andrew Mellon.

So let’s look at the situation in the real world, i.e. in the context of the available alternatives (often more useful than than echoing talking points or mocking a person’s appearance.)

So, who would be a better choice?

[Edit: Note that Brian is the only one to “Bring Data” to this thread so far][/quote]

Actually I don’t think that’s a useful exercise… who’s a better choice in the context of “available alternatives” who might actually get appointed (i.e., other deeply entrenched insiders who support serial financial industry bailouts and employ a demonstrably flawed analytical framework)? Who cares? I think I will stick to making fun of his elf ears.

As far as bringing data, I an not going to spend the time it would take to rehash his long history of being wrong and of helping to facilitate a massive transfer of wealth from the middle class to the banks and financial speculators. The info is all out there.

[Rich Toscano]

[quote=pri_dk]So everybody hates Geithner. An easy position to take.

Could be worse. At least he’s not Andrew Mellon.

So let’s look at the situation in the real world, i.e. in the context of the available alternatives (often more useful than than echoing talking points or mocking a person’s appearance.)

So, who would be a better choice?

[Edit: Note that Brian is the only one to “Bring Data” to this thread so far][/quote]

Actually I don’t think that’s a useful exercise… who’s a better choice in the context of “available alternatives” who might actually get appointed (i.e., other deeply entrenched insiders who support serial financial industry bailouts and employ a demonstrably flawed analytical framework)? Who cares? I think I will stick to making fun of his elf ears.

As far as bringing data, I an not going to spend the time it would take to rehash his long history of being wrong and of helping to facilitate a massive transfer of wealth from the middle class to the banks and financial speculators. The info is all out there.

[Rich Toscano]

[quote=pri_dk]So everybody hates Geithner. An easy position to take.

Could be worse. At least he’s not Andrew Mellon.

So let’s look at the situation in the real world, i.e. in the context of the available alternatives (often more useful than than echoing talking points or mocking a person’s appearance.)

So, who would be a better choice?

[Edit: Note that Brian is the only one to “Bring Data” to this thread so far][/quote]

Actually I don’t think that’s a useful exercise… who’s a better choice in the context of “available alternatives” who might actually get appointed (i.e., other deeply entrenched insiders who support serial financial industry bailouts and employ a demonstrably flawed analytical framework)? Who cares? I think I will stick to making fun of his elf ears.

As far as bringing data, I an not going to spend the time it would take to rehash his long history of being wrong and of helping to facilitate a massive transfer of wealth from the middle class to the banks and financial speculators. The info is all out there.

[Rich Toscano]

[quote=pri_dk]So everybody hates Geithner. An easy position to take.

Could be worse. At least he’s not Andrew Mellon.

So let’s look at the situation in the real world, i.e. in the context of the available alternatives (often more useful than than echoing talking points or mocking a person’s appearance.)

So, who would be a better choice?

[Edit: Note that Brian is the only one to “Bring Data” to this thread so far][/quote]

Actually I don’t think that’s a useful exercise… who’s a better choice in the context of “available alternatives” who might actually get appointed (i.e., other deeply entrenched insiders who support serial financial industry bailouts and employ a demonstrably flawed analytical framework)? Who cares? I think I will stick to making fun of his elf ears.

As far as bringing data, I an not going to spend the time it would take to rehash his long history of being wrong and of helping to facilitate a massive transfer of wealth from the middle class to the banks and financial speculators. The info is all out there.

[Rich Toscano]

[quote=pri_dk]So everybody hates Geithner. An easy position to take.

Could be worse. At least he’s not Andrew Mellon.

So let’s look at the situation in the real world, i.e. in the context of the available alternatives (often more useful than than echoing talking points or mocking a person’s appearance.)

So, who would be a better choice?

[Edit: Note that Brian is the only one to “Bring Data” to this thread so far][/quote]

Actually I don’t think that’s a useful exercise… who’s a better choice in the context of “available alternatives” who might actually get appointed (i.e., other deeply entrenched insiders who support serial financial industry bailouts and employ a demonstrably flawed analytical framework)? Who cares? I think I will stick to making fun of his elf ears.

As far as bringing data, I an not going to spend the time it would take to rehash his long history of being wrong and of helping to facilitate a massive transfer of wealth from the middle class to the banks and financial speculators. The info is all out there.

[briansd1]

It’s all relative. Compare Geithner to Paulson, Rubin, Baker or Regan. The reference to Andrew Mellon is apt.

Geithner was never a banker. He’s been a policy maker most of his career.

Given the magnitude of the financial crisis, aren’t you pleasantly surprised at how the financial team was able to redress the world economy?

We now have renewed growth and stability in asset prices and employment. Isn’t that something to rejoice about?

Perhaps the corruption that you guys are perceiving is not the person but the system that we have?

flu, did you ever hear Geithner speak Mandarin?

[briansd1]

It’s all relative. Compare Geithner to Paulson, Rubin, Baker or Regan. The reference to Andrew Mellon is apt.

Geithner was never a banker. He’s been a policy maker most of his career.

Given the magnitude of the financial crisis, aren’t you pleasantly surprised at how the financial team was able to redress the world economy?

We now have renewed growth and stability in asset prices and employment. Isn’t that something to rejoice about?

Perhaps the corruption that you guys are perceiving is not the person but the system that we have?

flu, did you ever hear Geithner speak Mandarin?

[briansd1]

It’s all relative. Compare Geithner to Paulson, Rubin, Baker or Regan. The reference to Andrew Mellon is apt.

Geithner was never a banker. He’s been a policy maker most of his career.

Given the magnitude of the financial crisis, aren’t you pleasantly surprised at how the financial team was able to redress the world economy?

We now have renewed growth and stability in asset prices and employment. Isn’t that something to rejoice about?

Perhaps the corruption that you guys are perceiving is not the person but the system that we have?

flu, did you ever hear Geithner speak Mandarin?

[briansd1]

It’s all relative. Compare Geithner to Paulson, Rubin, Baker or Regan. The reference to Andrew Mellon is apt.

Geithner was never a banker. He’s been a policy maker most of his career.

Given the magnitude of the financial crisis, aren’t you pleasantly surprised at how the financial team was able to redress the world economy?

We now have renewed growth and stability in asset prices and employment. Isn’t that something to rejoice about?

Perhaps the corruption that you guys are perceiving is not the person but the system that we have?

flu, did you ever hear Geithner speak Mandarin?

[briansd1]

It’s all relative. Compare Geithner to Paulson, Rubin, Baker or Regan. The reference to Andrew Mellon is apt.

Geithner was never a banker. He’s been a policy maker most of his career.

Given the magnitude of the financial crisis, aren’t you pleasantly surprised at how the financial team was able to redress the world economy?

We now have renewed growth and stability in asset prices and employment. Isn’t that something to rejoice about?

Perhaps the corruption that you guys are perceiving is not the person but the system that we have?

flu, did you ever hear Geithner speak Mandarin?

[SK in CV]

[quote=Rich Toscano]I have confidence in him to funnel taxpayer money to the financial industry at every opportunity, to continually misdiagnose the nature of our ongoing financial troubles, and to help lead us blindly into a US sovereign debt crisis.

He appears to be an elf, so depending one whether I’m reading Tolkien or eating Pecan Sandies, I’m confident in either his archery or baking skills.

Other than that, not so much.[/quote]

I said the same thing in a lot fewer words. You might think i skipped the elf thing. I didn’t. I kinda like elfs.

[SK in CV]

[quote=Rich Toscano]I have confidence in him to funnel taxpayer money to the financial industry at every opportunity, to continually misdiagnose the nature of our ongoing financial troubles, and to help lead us blindly into a US sovereign debt crisis.

He appears to be an elf, so depending one whether I’m reading Tolkien or eating Pecan Sandies, I’m confident in either his archery or baking skills.

Other than that, not so much.[/quote]

I said the same thing in a lot fewer words. You might think i skipped the elf thing. I didn’t. I kinda like elfs.

[SK in CV]

[quote=Rich Toscano]I have confidence in him to funnel taxpayer money to the financial industry at every opportunity, to continually misdiagnose the nature of our ongoing financial troubles, and to help lead us blindly into a US sovereign debt crisis.

He appears to be an elf, so depending one whether I’m reading Tolkien or eating Pecan Sandies, I’m confident in either his archery or baking skills.

Other than that, not so much.[/quote]

I said the same thing in a lot fewer words. You might think i skipped the elf thing. I didn’t. I kinda like elfs.

[SK in CV]

[quote=Rich Toscano]I have confidence in him to funnel taxpayer money to the financial industry at every opportunity, to continually misdiagnose the nature of our ongoing financial troubles, and to help lead us blindly into a US sovereign debt crisis.

He appears to be an elf, so depending one whether I’m reading Tolkien or eating Pecan Sandies, I’m confident in either his archery or baking skills.

Other than that, not so much.[/quote]

I said the same thing in a lot fewer words. You might think i skipped the elf thing. I didn’t. I kinda like elfs.

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