Daily Archives: January 18, 2009

Jan 18 2009

Obama cools abroad

“Just two months ago, the future president seemed a cross between Superman and Merlin the magician,” Massimo Gramellini wrote in a commentary for Italy’s La Stampa newspaper. “Now he himself admits he won’t be able to keep all his promises, and who knows? Maybe someone will ask for his impeachment by the end of next week.”

“The idealism has diminished,” said Samuel Solvit, who heads an Obama support network in France. “Everyone was dreaming a little. Now people are more realistic.”

Muslims want to know why Obama hasn’t joined the chorus of international criticism of Israel’s Gaza offensive. Last week posters of him were set on fire in Tehran to shouts of “Death to Obama!” 

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Lets just wait and see what people think after a short 6 months of Obama rulings! I have a feeling that most will be sick and tired of his face!  Obama has started looking and talking like Jimmy Carter. Gov. Sarah Palin is looking better each day that pass with Barack as president!

Jan 18 2009

UPDATED 21 JAN – THE BIG MONEY BEHIND TIMOTHY GEITHNER OBAMAS’ TREASURY SECRETARY

UPDATE 21 JAN
Top 10 bad omens of the Geithner nomination
Why is the GOP ignoring the Geithner nomination?
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Gingrich urges GOP to fight Geithner
Wants ‘tax evader’ disqualified
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is challenging Senate Republicans to take on President Obama’s nomination of Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary.

Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner (left) looks on as President Obama meets with members of his economic team. Mr. Obama has called Mr. Geithner’s tax problems an “innocent mistake” that should not stall is confirmation.
Mr. Gingrich said Mr. Geithner’s failure to pay Social Security and Medicare taxes for 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004 should automatically disqualify him, and that if Mr. Obama doesn’t withdraw the nomination Republicans should make a stand. Read More

This will blow your mind!

 Geithner is a wheeler-dealer for powerful special interests.  ”There has to be something more to the rationale for confirming somebody who is this much of a conniver or this dumb to the post. What is it? The Answers here

After reading from the source, then you decide if Geithner is the man for the job!

UPDATE: 19 JAN

At a time when the nation needs a reliable, respected voice on financial issues at the Treasury Department, is an admitted tax cheat the best we can do?

Over several years, Treasury secretary nominee Timothy F. Geithner failed to pay Social Security taxes, even though he was advised by his employer to do so, signed an agreement indicating that he understood that such payments were his responsibility and received extra pay from his employer specifically for that purpose.

Timothy Geithner is not the “change we need,” and President-elect Barack Obama should withdraw his nomination.
Washington Post

LINKS:
(1) Geithner’s tax troubles are not a “triviality”

Jan 18 2009

Two U.S. banks fail, National Bank of Commerce of Berkeley, Illinois and Bank of Clark County of Vancouver, Washington

Bank of Clark County had about $39.3 million in uninsured deposits in 138 accounts that may exceed the insured limit.

During the current financial crisis, Seattle-based lender Washington Mutual became the biggest bank to fail in the U.S. history. It was closed in September while suffering from losses from soured mortgages and liquidity problems.

The FDIC agency also has a running tally of problem banks that its examiners closely monitor. At the end of the third quarter, 171 undisclosed institutions were on that list.

More details on Friday’s bank failures are posted on the FDIC’s website here and here

Source click here

When do we the American people start to worry? Where is that savior Obama at, oh thats right he’s out riding a train trying to be a star while his supporters deface the United States Flag!