Once again, John Cook is practicing real journalism on Gawker. Ok, ok, he's gotten a little snarky, which is an improvement, but this is original analysis, not a linked reference to some NYT columnist or Politico blogger. Don't you know where you are? Next thing ya know, Gawker will be breaking real news. Stop the insanity!
But even he was fired today, the damage he and the rest of the Treasury team (including former Secretary Paulson) are done. Forget the bonuses they should have looked at before bailing out AIG, the fact we're paying full dollar for AIG's toxic assets and handing that money out to their counterparties, even those abroad, is just plain looting.
Obama is ultimately responsible for Geithner--and Summers. I don't buy this sudden shock and outrage on his part. How the fuck did he not know when he heavily pushed for the original TARP (Senate version, which was worse than the House's) and threatened to veto any "recovery" bill that sought to toughen up regulations.
I think this says less about Obama's picks in particular and more about the copious amounts of self-entitled fuckwads that're littering up the political playing field. I think the honest Johns are few and far between. I mean, really, when picking and choosing, can you say, "Everyone who DOESN'T have some sort of hustle going, please stand up."
I'm thinking there would be lots of butts in those seats.
It comforts me that at least our president was pretty squeaky clean (and no, I don't count Jeremiah Wright, Rezko, or that other 1960's unibomber hippie person). I'm counting whether or not our president defrauded me or sought to take my money in anyway for personal perks and you know, planes.
Heh, did anyone else see Recount? This is totally the scene where, right after James Baker declares that this is going to be a street war, Warren Christopher holds up the NY Times and tells the Gore staffers that they should heed Johnny Apple!
It's all about experience. Which Obama has maybe just a little. Obama can't even successfully vet his own appointments. That should be the easiest part of his job right now. How is he suppose to "change" the world if he can't even find the right people to do it? The next four years are going to be horrifyingly hilarious.
You're faulting the Times for asking Obama to actually be true to his high-minded promises? What is the message, If you're on the right side (Democrat), ethics don't matter?
This actually reminds me of the similarly sickening - but in that case, fictional - moment from The Wire when Gus and Alma discover that the Sun is crediting itself with changing the Governor's mind on some policy issue.
Now give yourselves Pulitzers, Bill Keller and Ted Turner!
@katastic: There are some great radio spots running in GOP-held congressional districts where Obama won the majority of the vote. They basically state the local representative does not represent the district, but instead the ideals of Rush Limbaugh.
These need to run straight through the 2010 midterms.
Dean is too polarizing I'm afraid, especially since he just completed a run as head of the DNC--and had some part in stripping Republicans of power. (How much influence he had is up for debate). The president needs someone who at least has a fighting chance of working with moderate Republicans and getting legislation passed.
@SlantedAndDisenchanted: Really at this point I wish this over-stretching to the Republicans would slow down a bit. Conservatives love a good sound bite and I've seen too much of them in the news lately. There's a reason they lost across the board and there is no way in hell they would be trying this hard were the roles reversed.
They turn every gesture Obama makes to them around and the ridiculous criticisms (the mall sod, we need more tax cuts) are the same, lame conservative politics as usual.
The Dems and Obama have a +70% approval rate. Stop trying to make a 30% happy that will just hate whatever you do or say anyway.
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Obama is ultimately responsible for Geithner--and Summers. I don't buy this sudden shock and outrage on his part. How the fuck did he not know when he heavily pushed for the original TARP (Senate version, which was worse than the House's) and threatened to veto any "recovery" bill that sought to toughen up regulations.
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03/17/09
I'm thinking there would be lots of butts in those seats.
It comforts me that at least our president was pretty squeaky clean (and no, I don't count Jeremiah Wright, Rezko, or that other 1960's unibomber hippie person). I'm counting whether or not our president defrauded me or sought to take my money in anyway for personal perks and you know, planes.
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Now give yourselves Pulitzers, Bill Keller and Ted Turner!
02/04/09
02/04/09
These need to run straight through the 2010 midterms.
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02/04/09
Dean is too polarizing I'm afraid, especially since he just completed a run as head of the DNC--and had some part in stripping Republicans of power. (How much influence he had is up for debate). The president needs someone who at least has a fighting chance of working with moderate Republicans and getting legislation passed.
02/04/09
They turn every gesture Obama makes to them around and the ridiculous criticisms (the mall sod, we need more tax cuts) are the same, lame conservative politics as usual.
The Dems and Obama have a +70% approval rate. Stop trying to make a 30% happy that will just hate whatever you do or say anyway.
02/04/09
02/03/09
His suggestion to me: change my name before the next filing deadline.