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January 26, 2009

Thief Confirmed

Will now be given keys to Treasury, authority to dole out taxpayer monies to other thieves

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Senate lawmakers voted Monday to confirm Tim Geithner as the next Treasury secretary amid ongoing uncertainty about the nation's economic future.

Geithner, who will spearhead President Obama's response to the financial crisis that threatens to unravel economic growth around the globe, won approval by a vote of 60 to 34.

Democrats on Capitol Hill had been pushing for a quick confirmation of Geithner, arguing that the threats facing the economy required immediate action.

"Actually, Senator, I just found that W-2 right here up my sleeve! My bad!"

Democratic lawmakers have been growing increasingly concerned in the past few weeks that corporate giving for Party causes was down dramatically, a worrisome trend they feared would only accelerate unless some one was found to funnel large amounts of taxpayer-funded crack directly to the firms who had lost the most. "Thank god we've got our man now," they sighed.

Posted by Mr. Bingley at January 26, 2009 06:50 PM

Comments

Geithner is "too big to fail." *gag*

Posted by: Dave J at January 26, 2009 07:28 PM

And to think that people don't believe that old saw about "honor among thieves".....

Posted by: JeffS at January 26, 2009 07:40 PM

Al Capone called: since this stuff is apparently not a big deal anymore, he'd like a posthumous pardon. Between Geithner and Holder, that should be no problem, right?

Posted by: Dave J at January 26, 2009 08:33 PM

I was trying to figure out a way to work Capone into this...the Chicago Angle!

Maybe Blago could nominate him for Senator?

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at January 26, 2009 08:56 PM

"Maybe Blago could nominate him for Senator?"

For one hundred thousand in small, unmarked, non-sequential bills he could.

Posted by: Gunslinger at January 26, 2009 09:40 PM

That's old school, Guns. Nowadays it's a cushy corporate job for the spouse.

Posted by: Dave E. at January 27, 2009 01:22 AM

With the help of ten Republicans:
Corker
Cornyn
Crapo
Ensign
Graham
Gregg
Hatch
Shelby
Snowe
Voinovich

Disgraceful.

Posted by: Jim - PRS at January 27, 2009 04:56 AM

I totally think TurboTax should sue Geithner for slander.

Posted by: Dave J at January 28, 2009 07:43 PM