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1. #1
   On March 5th, 2009 at 8:16 pm, TXGator said:

   Doesn’t want to be a part of the smoothest transition in the history of the United States?
   Must’ve had something better to do.

2. #2
   On March 5th, 2009 at 8:18 pm, AlohaGuy said:

   Aen’t there some out of work Soviets he could tap?

3. #3
   On March 5th, 2009 at 8:21 pm, Paul Revere said:

   *Paging Lindsey Graham*

4. #4
   On March 5th, 2009 at 8:27 pm, T-Bone said:

   No tax problems or other issues arose during Nazareth’s vetting, said the person, who requested anonymity

   said the person.. I know nuttink Col Klink.

5. #5
   On March 5th, 2009 at 8:27 pm, bjc said:

   *I nominate Charlie Rangel; They share a similar background, so would work well together.

6. #6
   On March 5th, 2009 at 8:32 pm, goodforlaughs said:

   None of obama’s court jesters are very funny. But, that’s what you get when you hang around with a bunch of fools.

7. #7
   On March 5th, 2009 at 8:35 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

   I have also instructed the Obama administration to withdraw my name from consideration for any position they may have in mind for me. I am not aware of any but I don’t like surprises. Surely they must, after all, be getting close to the bottom of the barrel. That’s where I live. California.

8. #8
   On March 5th, 2009 at 8:38 pm, DogBreath said:

   Another two of Commnader Zero’s troops are deserting. I guess even liberals have trouble following someone with a room temperature IQ.

9. #9
   On March 5th, 2009 at 8:50 pm, PatriotRider said:

   But isn’t he much smarter than Bush? I don’t get it. The world was supposed to be all rosy and stuff by now.

   BTW, I saw a picture of Big O on a car today. It read,”No, we can’t”. I shrugged.

10. #10
    On March 5th, 2009 at 8:50 pm, txvet2 said:

    Surely they must, after all, be getting close to the bottom of the barrel.

    I guess Chapoutier better get ready for the phone call. Hope you haven’t been paying your taxes, Chappie. That’d disqualify you.

11. #11
    On March 5th, 2009 at 9:00 pm, richardbo said:

    If Nazareth has no tax problems she doesn’t fit in.

12. #12
    On March 5th, 2009 at 9:01 pm, Boomer said:

    Why don’t they just ask Bwarney Fwank or Chris Dodd to act as Tax Cheat Geithner’s deputies? After all I feel like I have been watching an episode of the 3 Stooges since ‘dear leader’ was sworn in so we might as well have 3 of them to laugh at as they flail along completely clueless in the dark.

    ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒE (mo-lone lah-veh) Translation: Come and take them!

13. #13
    On March 5th, 2009 at 9:02 pm, BayStateRepublican said:

    On March 5th, 2009 at 8:50 pm, txvet2 said:
    I guess Chapoutier better get ready for the phone call. Hope you haven’t been paying your taxes, Chappie. That’d disqualify you.

    Chap is way too droll for the BHO administration. His posts have been very amusing lately, though

14. #14
    On March 5th, 2009 at 9:08 pm, xler8bmw said:

    You can’t buy comedy like this ROTFLMAO!

15. #15
    On March 5th, 2009 at 9:11 pm, T-Bone said:

    Its also funny how the Blame Bush thing is not being picked up. Obama has repeatedly used the line “The failed polices of the last 8 years” to little effect.

    “W” is keeping a low profile and it just isn’t resonating. People are tired of the Bush bashing and want results from the new guys who did all the criticizing. The blame game is old.

    Even the assault on Rush Limbaugh is a lame attempt to pass the buck and divert attention. Its legs will be short and Rush will ultimately turn it on them. He has more power and influence than they think. It was a stupid idea to begin with but they are running out of villians and the focus is on the new administration.

    Why would someone turn down a cabinet appointment? Those are once in a lifetime opportunities to serve your country and it is always good on your resume. Speaking fees, seminar tours, book deals, consulting work, corporate boards, TV interviews alone can give you a good paying job for years. For a politico, it is as good as it gets. If you paid your taxes and had no marital affairs. Oh sorry, those are ok too.

16. #16
    On March 5th, 2009 at 9:12 pm, ThatSamIAm said:

    Everyone is concluding this job is too big for Geitner and they don’t want to take a cruise on the Titanic.

    The Obama decision making process is a mess. His administration is the biggest joke going because you can’t find a socialist progressive democrat that does anything legally and with integrity.

17. #17
    On March 5th, 2009 at 9:12 pm, tanksoldier said:

    It’s telling that so many people are bailing on teh administration.

    That said the country can’t function without a govt in place. The “O” may not be helping the country, but the govt is paralyzed without these functionaries in place.

    These are reversals ARE telling, but NOT good for anybody.

18. #18
    On March 5th, 2009 at 9:16 pm, T-Bone said:

    Imagine the problems Bush had in transitioning when Gore would not give up. It delayed his administration for months.

    I thought Obama was given all considerations to have a smooth transfer? He was a organizer. What happened?

19. #19
    On March 5th, 2009 at 9:17 pm, T-Bone said:

    And I might add that President Bush began his term with an inherited recession.

20. #20
    On March 5th, 2009 at 9:19 pm, 24Klady said:

    The oceans were either going to rise or recede – not sure which, but, we would heal – again not sure from which malady? Be careful what you promise (as any parent knows when talking to a 4 yr. old), and be careful what you wish for….& ‘Bambi, don’t recycle the same old crooks that got the Clinton’s in such hot water.

21. #21
    On March 5th, 2009 at 9:29 pm, Kevin K. said:

    On March 5th, 2009 at 9:11 pm, T-Bone said: ((#15)

    Why would someone turn down a cabinet appointment? … For a politico, it is as good as it gets. If you paid your taxes and had no marital affairs. Oh sorry, those are ok too.

    Only for Dems.

22. #22
    On March 5th, 2009 at 9:29 pm, DanGrantTx said:

    I am not surprised that rats are avoiding the ship that is about to sink. Even rats have intelligence, even if it does only involve cheese, tax avoidance and the talk-show circuit.

23. #23
    On March 5th, 2009 at 9:35 pm, Freddy said:

    After watching Geithners absurd remarks for the last couple of days, it is very clear to me why nobody wants a job working with him. Neither a serious business person nor a serious financial one can possibly believe the garbage he has been spouting.

24. #24
    On March 5th, 2009 at 9:35 pm, PKAmmoTroop said:

    I guess this is Obama’s version of Transparency. The truth is going to get out because there’s so few people left behind to lie for him.

    On March 5th, 2009 at 9:16 pm, T-Bone said:

    I thought Obama was given all considerations to have a smooth transfer? He was a organizer. What happened?

    It’s that whole reality thing. Don’t it suck when the real world gets in the way of pie-in-the-sky dreaming?

25. #25
    On March 5th, 2009 at 9:51 pm, hunter said:

    Why would someone turn down a cabinet appointment? Those are once in a lifetime opportunities to serve your country and it is always good on your resume. Speaking fees, seminar tours, book deals, consulting work, corporate boards, TV interviews alone can give you a good paying job for years. For a politico, it is as good as it gets. If you paid your taxes and had no marital affairs. Oh sorry, those are ok too.

    Because the hole in the hull is the size of a Mack Truck and growing by the minute. These idiots that put this POS fraud in power have already figured out that maybe they should have done a little research before voting and now they want no part of being in the history books (or scribed on cave walls if everything really goes south) as being a part of the administration that ruined this country.

26. #26
    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:11 pm, FilmLadd said:

    On March 5th, 2009 at 8:18 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Aen’t there some out of work Soviets he could tap?

    Yes. Gorbachev is angling for an appointment…

27. #27
    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:12 pm, FilmLadd said:

    On March 5th, 2009 at 9:51 pm, hunter said:

    These idiots … now want no part of being in the history books (or scribed on cave walls if everything really goes south) as being a part of the administration that ruined this country.

    Or started the second civil war, for that matter.

28. #28
    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:20 pm, Drews2Cents said:

    Because the hole in the hull is the size of a Mack Truck and growing by the minute.

    Well stated.

    Now the FDIC needs a bailout… I’m predicting a market crash tomorrow. Any takers on this bet?

29. #29
    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:24 pm, hunter said:

    Any takers on this bet?

    I hope that you aren’t taking any bets that are not backed by gold silver or coon skins, because paper money is soon going to be worth stacking on the shelf in the outhouse and nothing else.

30. #30
    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:36 pm, RabbidSquirrel said:

    Wha?????

    But, everyone wanted to be a part of history just 4 months ago

31. #31
    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:40 pm, RabbidSquirrel said:

    On March 5th, 2009 at 8:35 pm, Pasadena Phil said:

    I have also instructed the Obama administration to withdraw my name from consideration for any position they may have in mind for me.

    Pretty soon, Obama’s people are going to weed through all the remaining candidates and the only one left will be that dude that gave us the ‘just gettin his Thug Thizzle on‘ video

    (And that one homeless guy at the Seattle Tea Party)

32. #32
    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:50 pm, RabbidSquirrel said:

    It’s that whole reality thing. Don’t it suck when the real world gets in the way of pie-in-the-sky dreaming?

    When you stop smoking the weed and the flashbacks finally quit melting the wallpaper designs into 3-D Picasso sculptures, you discover there’s no conspiracy and the real worlds a biatch.

33. #33
    On March 5th, 2009 at 11:14 pm, pinkpolkadot said:

    Wow lookin’ good on the appointments! Don’t let the door hit you on the way out!

34. #34
    On March 5th, 2009 at 11:22 pm, SPCOlympics said:

    Perhaps the “Going Galt” movement has spread to the Beltway…

    Who would want to take a cushy, high paying government job if you are going to loose it all to taxes anyways?

35. #35
    On March 5th, 2009 at 11:24 pm, Truesoldier said:

    I also saw this on Foxnews.com:

    At a Senate hearing Thursday about failed insurance giant American International Group Inc. — which has received four separate bailouts totaling more than $170 billion — Sen. Chris Dodd said he had asked Treasury for someone to appear, but that no one was available.

    “I am not pleased that we don’t have someone here from Treasury to explain what their role in this is,” Dodd said.

    Now correct me if I am wrong, but shouldn’t the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs have some clue what is going on.

36. #36
    On March 5th, 2009 at 11:52 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    Yes. Gorbachev is angling for an appointment…

    He might be an improvement.

37. #37
    On March 5th, 2009 at 11:54 pm, DirkBelig said:

    How can anyone cling to the illusion that this “elegant man” is anything but a globe-threatening nincompoop when it seems that He can’t get ANYONE to serve in his Kingdom?!? If He was truly The One, you’d think that there’d be riots at the gates of the White House as desperate applicants proffered their resumes and fealty to The One. Not happening for some reason.

    hunter said: coon skins

    RAAAAAAAAAAAACIST!!!! Paging Revs. Al & Jesse. Paging…

38. #38
    On March 6th, 2009 at 12:15 am, Freddy said:

    On March 5th, 2009 at 10:20 pm, Drews2Cents said:

    Because the hole in the hull is the size of a Mack Truck and growing by the minute.

    Well stated.

    Now the FDIC needs a bailout… I’m predicting a market crash tomorrow. Any takers on this bet?

    I got the over/under at yet another -275

    Unfortunatly, I will take the under … sigh …

    I also think there is more ‘missing information’ regarding where this money is to be directed to.

39. #39
    On March 6th, 2009 at 12:43 am, happy2behere said:

    I nominate Joe the Plumber.

40. #40
    On March 6th, 2009 at 1:02 am, WisCon said:

    I thought this was an emergency.

41. #41
    On March 6th, 2009 at 1:29 am, Truesoldier said:

    On March 6th, 2009 at 12:43 am, happy2behere said:
    I nominate Joe the Plumber.

    He is too smart to get mixed up in this mess (cause he realizes that as a conservative he would be made the scapegoat).

42. #42
    On March 6th, 2009 at 1:35 am, ronalddog said:

    We don’t need the stinking government – “Country cannot run without the government” – HA HA – I would prefer that they all quit – including all the senators – Like Rush says if the politicans are doing nothing it is good for the country.

43. #43
    On March 6th, 2009 at 1:41 am, Truesoldier said:

    I would prefer that they all quit

    That would solve multiple problems. First it would stop the budget deficeit from growing any larger, second it would stop the furthering of the socialistic agenda and last but not least it would stop the emmision of greenhose gasses coming from politicians that are full of themselves.

44. #44
    On March 6th, 2009 at 5:04 am, graysonret said:

    That’s the new Presidental song now. Another one bites the dust. More accurate and appropiate than Hail to the Chief.

45. #45
    On March 6th, 2009 at 7:18 am, tniles said:

    Darn, it was just so important that we have these two in Treasury. They were the wonderkids that could have brought us out of this crisis, no matter what kind of personal issues they have. (sarcasm off) Wasn’t that the line we were fed about Geither? Wouldn’t we have been better off if most of our elected officials wouldn’t have listened to that line of BS?

46. #46
    On March 6th, 2009 at 7:47 am, tre said:

    The rats keep jumping off the sinking S.S. Treasury Department.

    I prefer to think of it as ships deserting a sinking rat.

47. #47
    On March 6th, 2009 at 8:09 am, Durangodarlin said:

    Just think of the money we are saving by not having these positions filled. Two, if the positions aren’t filled, they can’t do anything. That alone is a plus. Let nature take its course!

48. #48
    On March 6th, 2009 at 8:30 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

    It looks like some are finally paying attention to the man behind the curtain, and realized that they’re not in Kansas anymore.

49. #49
    On March 6th, 2009 at 8:36 am, NJ-Aviator said:

    Anyone who is rational knew that Obama was not ready for this job. It’s becoming more and more clear to those still in denial.

    His choices for his cabinet are proving themselves to be horribly bad.

    As for Annette Nazareth, she used “personal reasons” as her excuse. Well… any time you turn down a job or leave a job and the real reason is you think the boss is an incompetent idiot, or just a jackass, the reason stated for leaving is usually “personal reasons”.

    Yeah… she sees the writing on the wall and despite the long term perks of a cabinet job, she just say.. “No no no..”

    Smart gal.

50. #50
    On March 6th, 2009 at 8:52 am, NJ-Aviator said:

    And speaking of bad nominees…

    The Obama administration reportedly plans to invite Iran to an international conference on Afghanistan later this month, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Thursday.

    “If we move forward with such a meeting, it is expected that Iran would be invited as a neighbor of Afghanistan,” Clinton told reporters in Brussels after meeting NATO foreign ministers, Reuters reports.

    In a dramatic shift from Bush administration policy, President Obama has indicated that the United States wishes to consult with Iran on a series of issues. The invitation to the March 31 conference would be the beginning of such an outreach, Reuters reports.

    “It is a way of bringing all the stakeholders and interested parties together,” Clinton told Reuters.
    Among other issues, the United States and Iran are at odds on its nuclear program, which Washington says is set on building an atomic bomb. Tehran, meanwhile, has said the program is for nonviolent, energy purposes.

    “Our task is to dissuade them, deter them and prevent from acquiring a nuclear weapon,” Clinton told Reuters.

    dissuade? deter?

    Ahmadinejad must be laughing his a$$ off right now. Clinton thinks she can talk her way to a solution. That’s exactly what Iran wants the US to think. “Yes Hilary, keep talking to us.. while we toil away in the back room building our bomb.”

    O/T sort of but I think it’s related in the Obama’s pick as disastrous.

51. #51
    On March 6th, 2009 at 8:54 am, kthomas8268 said:

    No tax problems? Maybe that’s why. LOL

52. #52
    On March 6th, 2009 at 8:59 am, chapoutier said:

    dissuade? deter?

    …and prevent? D’ja miss that one?

53. #53
    On March 6th, 2009 at 9:02 am, NJ-Aviator said:

    Nope. You missed the point though.

54. #54
    On March 6th, 2009 at 9:06 am, WarEagle82 said:

    Poor “TurboTax” Tim must be feeling lonely…

55. #55
    On March 6th, 2009 at 9:06 am, joannmandolin said:

    Quagmire.

    Obama Priority #1:

    We can’t fall to socialism if
    we’re prospering.

    Mission Accomplished n’sh*t!
    Know what I’m sayin’ ???

56. #56
    On March 6th, 2009 at 9:07 am, cicerokid said:

    Maybe he should tag that Monopoly guy…

57. #57
    On March 6th, 2009 at 9:11 am, chapoutier said:

    Nope. You missed the point though.

    Oh do tell me what your point was, then. Because you seem to purposely and disingenuously ignore the fact that Clinton clearly leaves more aggresive measures on the table.

58. #58
    On March 6th, 2009 at 9:14 am, RedDog said:

    On March 5th, 2009 at 11:52 pm, AlohaGuy said:
    Yes. Gorbachev is angling for an appointment…
    He might be an improvement.

    mmm What about Vladimir Posner, remember him from the Reagan/Gorby years? Is he available? He speaks beautifully.

    Looks like the “secular-progressives” now realize that all their bomb throwing is killing themselves as well as their enemies. Ain’t Karma a bi**h?

59. #59
    On March 6th, 2009 at 9:15 am, Jimmie said:

    It is starting to look like that all we have to do to get out of this debit economy is to keep nominating democrats for high office and thereby forcing them to pay their taxes, even though they are exempted from paying late fees and penalties there appears to be a lot of money to be collected. We just need to nominate a lot more of them…….just a thought…the republican ‘leaderdingie’ would never be so mean to cause such embarrassment to their great and good friends.

60. #60
    On March 6th, 2009 at 9:51 am, jangar said:

    Nazareth has drawn criticism for her role in creating what some considered to be lax oversight of the banking industry.

    Shouldn’t that be a resume enhancement? A perfect fit?

    Perhaps she’s holding out to run for congress.

61. #61
    On March 6th, 2009 at 9:56 am, Tazed and Confused said:

    Who really wants to work for a crook? a liar? a moral relativist?…

    Oh…. I forgot… Timmy already signed on with Obie’s crew…

62. #62
    On March 6th, 2009 at 9:58 am, jangar said:

    Next Up: Drag a $20 thru Wallstreet and see who bites.

63. #63
    On March 6th, 2009 at 9:58 am, katablog said:

    What’s the possibility that Geithner will now offer these jobs to illegal aliens, claiming these are jobs that Americans won’t do?

64. #64
    On March 6th, 2009 at 9:59 am, cheapseat said:

    damn, life was sooo much easier when i was an academician or serving on those think tank jobs. now people expect me to actually know what i’m doing and do it, and i haven’t read that far in my textbook. life used to be like a sociology class, as long as you stay away from saying you really really like your mom, there weren’t any wrong answers. this is like those damn math classes, and those graders on wall street aren’t giving partial credit for wrong answers but a good effort.

65. #65
    On March 6th, 2009 at 9:59 am, wighttrasch said:

    Ah, man–
    as a ‘Year of the Rat’-born person, I am offended at all the rat stereotypes used here.

66. #66
    On March 6th, 2009 at 10:04 am, Truesoldier said:

    On March 6th, 2009 at 9:58 am, katablog said:
    What’s the possibility that Geithner will now offer these jobs to illegal aliens, claiming these are jobs that Americans won’t do?

    LOL….so true so very very true.

67. #67
    On March 6th, 2009 at 10:32 am, Dexter Alarius said:

    Well, the GM CFO will probably be available shortly.

68. #68
    On March 6th, 2009 at 10:32 am, walterc said:

    I think she decided there is more cash to be had by working for AIG or Citibank. Parties, retreats, bonuses wtc. that civil servants just to qualify for.

    On a somewhat related note, my wife made an observation this morning about OB. She said since he came from humble beginnings, he’s living kind of like the kids from the projects that get drafted by the NFL or the NBA. Suddenly having more money than they know what to do with, they just go on a reckless spending spree.

    Looking at the Wednesday night Kobe beef parties at the Whitehouse, the Friday night date nights and Michelle’s weekly flights back to Chi town to hang with her friends, I realized she’s right. These are people drunk with money and power without a manager to hold the leash. Next thing ya know they’ll be underage coke & hooker parties in the Whitehouse and dog fighting at Camp David.

69. #69
    On March 6th, 2009 at 11:03 am, happyscrapper said:

    I predict that the first black POTUS in history will also be the first black POTUS to be thrown out of office before his first term ends. I am very serious when I say this. He is not going a good job. And when people who should be thrilled to be in a presidential administration decide they don’t want to…that is very telling. The Soros Golden Boy is rapidly turning into a “pig in a poke”. (Google that phrase…it is a perfect description of Obama, AND it has pork in it!)

70. #70
    On March 6th, 2009 at 11:44 am, NJ-Aviator said:

    chapoutier said:

    Nope. You missed the point though.

    Oh do tell me what your point was, then. Because you seem to purposely and disingenuously ignore the fact that

    Neither purposely ignored nor disingenuous about it. My opinion of what she means by “prevent” is to convince them with talks that building a nuke is not in their best interests. That’s been the Dems way and there’s nothing “on the table” as you say that says they’ll ultimately handle it any differently.

    And the point is simply that the Democrats are hell bent on doing things differently than the “Evil Bush Regime”.. namely, as Obama himself has said, he wants to talk.

    Well, it’s been demonstrated by history that despotic regimes such as Iran and North Korea love to “talk” to the West. They’ll give Hilary tidbits to take back to the White House and little hints that they “might” consider cooperating… if only the deal is just right. Oh… they won’t stop their nuke program while these talks are going on. And ultimately, they’ll reject any deal as an insult or as meddling in their internal affairs. Then they’ll build what they want anyway. In this case… a Nuke.

    So to me, the word “prevent” in this administration’s vocabulary means anything BUT the use of force. Which I suspect is how you may have interpreted the use of the word.

    By the way, I enjoy reading your posts here. Even if there are few issues we’d ever agree on. Cheers.

    oh…and don’t be so condescending Chap. It makes you seem rather unfriendly.

71. #71
    On March 6th, 2009 at 12:12 pm, chapoutier said:

    oh…and don’t be so condescending Chap. It makes you seem rather unfriendly.

    Let me apologize for coming off cranky. It was unnecessary.

    But come on…”prevent” has a very clear meaning, especially when juxtaposed with “dissuade” and “deter” i.e., diplomacy and sanctions.

    But if all we are going to do is argue semantics or what such and such could mean or may do in the future, it is probably pointless.

72. #72
    On March 6th, 2009 at 12:22 pm, NJ-Aviator said:

    But come on…”prevent” has a very clear meaning, especially when juxtaposed with “dissuade” and “deter” i.e., diplomacy and sanctions.

    Fair enough. It could in fact mean that she would intend to use force. But given Obama’s stated positions on these issues, do you really think that’s likely? I just don’t believe she has that much pull or that she’s got the administration behind her in that regard.

    But I’ll say this. It’s probably accepted by most that she is the least likely person in the cabinet that one would want to mess with. aka.. she’s probably the most hawkish. But I don’t think that’s the administration’s stance.

    And thanks. No apology was needed, but appreciated and accepted.

73. #73
    On March 6th, 2009 at 1:29 pm, gridlock said:

    Try to sound less gleeful, Michelle. It sounds almost like you want Obama to fail!

74. #74
    On March 6th, 2009 at 2:43 pm, Danceswithdachshunds said:

    Annette Nazareth suffered a sudden attack of “Reality Awareness Terror Syndrome” (RATS) – it afflicts without warning to anybody finally realizing that they are about to step foot onto a sinking ship.