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Geithner Becomes Treasury Secretary
Geithner Becomes Treasury Secretary
The Senate has passed him through. I'm sure he will do as good a job for Obama as he did for Bush, Bernanke and Paulson.
Geithner names ex-lobbyist as Treasury chief of staff
Geithner names ex-lobbyist as Treasury chief of staff
usatoday.com — President Barack Obama, left, and Vice President Joe Biden, listen to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner speak after... Biden swore him in as Treasury Secretary at the Treasury Department on Monday in Washington. (more) Geithner names ex-lobbyist as Treasury chief of staff
Geithner and Summers Against Nationalization
Geithner and Summers Against Nationalization
yglesias.thinkprogress.org — Obama administration seems determined to stay away from nationalizing banks : Explicit nationalization of financial companies has... little support among key Obama officials, sources said. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner and top White House ... (more) Geithner and Summers Against Nationalization
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we couldn't have said it better ourselves...
skippy the bush kangaroo — ... geithner becomes treasury secretary the senate has passed him through. i'm sure he will do as good a job for obama as he did for bush, bernanke and paulson. ...

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