Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Fire Timothy Geithner

OK, first off, I'm a liberal. I live in a blue state and I supported Obama with my vote and contributions. I like him a lot, but what the heck? He's all over the place with his selections for guys to run his administration and they're not doing what I want them to do.

The president selected a man for Secretary of the Treasury who has almost as many ties to corporations and Wall Street as the Bushies did. Why did he do that? I want to give Obama a lot of slack here. I know he inherited a mess, but don't tell me there wasn't and isn't someone better than Timothy Geithner. His demeanor is that of someone who's afraid to say anything, fearing that he will offend those who are both bigger and meaner than he. C'mon, President Obama, fire Geithner and put in someone we can trust, someone who can tell us what's going on, and someone who can take on the big guys without being afraid of them.

And, most of all, don't look across the aisle. We've had enough of those Republicans for a long time to come.

1 comment:

David Oberman said...

I'll tell you what I don't like about current political debate in this country. You can't criticize either party without people concluding that you ipso facto support the other party. You have to stop to make very clear that you believe both parties are overrun with crooks & charlatans.

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