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Geithner passes first test
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Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor
January 22, 2009 11:29 AM
After chiding him over failing to pay $34,000 in payroll taxes, the Senate Finance Committee this morning approved the nomination of Timothy Geithner, sending it to the full Senate for confirmation.
The vote was 18-5.
Geithner apologized to the committee Wednesday for his lapse on the taxes, which he has paid with interest. And committee members praised the New York Fed head's expertise and experience -- desperately needed to help President Obama on the economic recovery.
With Hillary Clinton in place at the State Department, Obama is now on the verge of having his two key aides on the job -- Clinton on foreign policy and Geithner on the domestic economy.
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The head of the IRS a tax cheat? Only a liberal could get away with this.
Imagine if this were a Bush appointee: Headlines and smears on the Globe's front and editorial pages. Special Comments from the loon at MSDNC.
Pathetic. Disgusting. Infuriating.
Geithner intentionally evaded paying his taxes. There are documents that prove it. Obama is not above having a tax evader lead the Treasury. Obama is a gangster.
There's your change.
Swimmer:
Enough with the "liberal" stuff. It borders on bigotry. And if you want to talk about getting away with impropriety, you only need to look at Rove and Libby on the Valerie Plame debacle, Alberto Gonzales on the fired US attorneys, Cheney and Bush on torture, Halliburton, Iraq and Abu Grahib. Most of these guys belong in jail.
Try to understand that we "liberals" are good and Patriotic Americans as well. Yes, Mr Geithner did not pay his taxes in time, and probably tried to avoid paying them. They are paid now w/penalty. But he's still the best man for the job, and at the very least will keep tabs on the rest of the TARP money.
yeah, i really see the 'change' coming through here. if this isn't more of the same ole 'putting the patients in charge of the lunatic asylum', i don't know what is. sadly, both parties think this criminal is the best man for the job. goes to show you what we should expect from the genuises on Capitol Hill.
Lets pretend this was a mistake... wouldn't that mean he isn't qualified?