pajamasmedia.com - 1/21/2009
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Obama campaigned on his alleged “judgment to lead.” The Geithner nomination makes a mockery of that claim.
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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
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Top 10 bad omens of the Geithner nomination
Michelle Malkin —
Top 10 bad omens of the Geithner nomination By Michelle Malkin•January 21, 2009 09:44 AM It looks increasingly like the GOP is going to ignore the bad signs and capitulate on Obama’s Treasury Secretary nominee. Tom Blumer lists the top 10 disturbing aspects of the Geithner nomination. Do not say, 6 months or a year from now, that you were not warned, GOP. Posted in: ...
AP Geithner Hearing Report: No Mention of IMF 'Reimbursements' for Taxes Not Paid, or Related False Statements
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... Grassley and Kentucky's Jim Bunning, are raising objections to Geithner's nomination. However, despite stating that his phones are "'ringing off the hook' from people in Kansas complaining about the prospects of having a Treasury secretary who was careless in tending to his own tax liabilities," Pat Roberts said, "You will be confirmed."
A concise rundown of the troubling aspects of Geithner's nomination, which are by no means limited to his tax problems, is here.
I should also note that at least one of Crutsinger's earlier dispatches from the ...
Geithner’s Tax Troubles: There’s Much More, and the Press Is Virtually Ignoring It
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias —
... I was going through the comments tonight at my Pajamas Media column about the Geithner nomination that went up earlier today, and came across this at Comment 39 from "Mike M": ...
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Top Ten Disturbing Aspects of Obama’s Choice of Treasury Secretary - or Why The GOP Should Not Sign Off On Him
Barack Obama’s nomination of Timothy Geithner for Treasury Secretary, and the circumstances surrounding ...
Obama's Posse o' Change
Doug Ross @ Journal —
... A Treasury Secretary who cheats on his taxes doesn't know the tax code worth a damn . And who had a pathetic performance at the New York Fed , not to mention his orchestration of the TARP debacle. And the double standard is appalling: as ...
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