townhall.com - 1/15/2009
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Flying back to California from D.C. last night on Jet Blue I watched a few hours of the panels on the financial stations chewing over the dispiriting retail news from December, the illness of Steve Jobs, the vote today on the second release of the TARP funds, and of course the confirmation ...
washingtontimes.com - 1/21/2009
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By: Penny TO MS. Nancy Pelosi, I remember
well how you denounced "Republican" corruption. Well, Madam, take...
another look. It is the DEMOCRAT PARTY that is the criminal enterprise, the CESSPOOL of CORRUPTION! When are you going to take on C. Rangel, B. ...
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Gingrich urges GOP to fight Geithner
nytimes.com - 1/15/2009
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nytimes.com —
The tax transgressions by Timothy F. Geithner, the
nominee for Treasury secretary, paint a picture of noncompliance...
that is more disturbing than his supporters acknowledge. >
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Editorial: More Questions for Mr. Geithner
article.nationalreview.com - 1/19/2009
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Townhall.com Republicans should swiftly confirm Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary and approve the rest of the bailout funds so that President-elect Obama will have everything in place once he starts, a necessity considering the fast pace of his job, writes Hugh Hewitt . Republicans should focus their efforts on making sure that the stimulus package is genuinely productive and not wasted on giveaways, Hewitt adds. While Israel is trying to minimize the death of its soldiers and civilians, Hamas is glorifying death by having civilians gather near military targets, writes Michael Medved .
The Politics of Cabinet Nomination (Geithner Edition)
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
Via WaPo: After Tax Errors Raised, GOP Leaders Defend Treasury Nominee
Was he cheating on his taxes or just sloppy with his finances? Lawmakers vetting the nomination of Timothy F. Geithner to serve as Treasury secretary say they may never be sure. But leading Republicans nonetheless joined Democrats in leaping to his defense yesterday, calling Geithner’s tax gaffes small potatoes compared with his qualifications for saving the global economy.
This is interesting only because if the Republicans didn’t like Geithner, then his failure to properly pay his self-employment taxes would have been ...
The Morning Scramble/Open Thread Thursday - 1/15/2009
No Runny Eggs —
It’s too cold to come up with a pithy open, so I’ll let Lynyrd Skynyrd do the talking…
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John provides an example of the good that Project Valour-IT does. I am proud to support this cause.
Amanda Carpenter and Hugh Hewitt face off on the worthiness (or lack thereof) of Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner. I see Geithner as just another example of Chicago politics (yes, I know he’s actually from the Tammany Hall wing).
Josh Schroeder is shocked, SHOCKED that the U.S. Senate Bean Soup (yes, there is such a ...
Did Obama bungle it again with another cabinet pick?
Sister Toldjah —
There are a lot of questions surrounding Timothy Geithner, PEBO’s pick for Treasury secretary. Here’s the latest:
- NRO’s Byron York writes: Geithner Accepted IMF Reimbursement for Taxes He Didn’t Pay
- Roger Simon asks: What if I didn’t pay taxes?
- Even the pro-PEBO NYT has more questions for Mr. Geithner (via Tom Maguire).
- Jennifer Rubin wonders what’s the deal with the PEBO administration’s vetting process.
- Hugh Hewitt believes ...
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Four farewells and a hello —
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Amid all the farewells is a hello. Roland Burris is scheduled to be sworn in Thursday as the junior Senator from Illinois.
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