TYT: Would You Replace Tim Geithner With Elliot Sptizer?

[ihavenobias]

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[Jack Rabbit]

1. Well, if it were up to me . . .

I'd replace Geithner with Robert Reich, Summers with Joseph Stiglitz, and quietly use Spitzer as a part time consultant in the White House, at Treasury and at the DoJ.

[ihavenobias]

2. Cenk loves Stiglitz (as do I), so I'm sure he'd be up for that.

Excellent post Rabbit, I agree 100%.

[pleah]

3. The hooker argument is bullshit, because

all Spitzer would have to do before the committee is bring up diaper boy Vitter. Case closed. :rofl:

[Seldona]

6. The list is nearly endless.

Most of whom are still working in their respective jobs. Republicans are such little fuckers.

[RollWithIt]

14. I just want to be sure I understand your argument on this matter...

It's ok for our sides to pay women to sell their bodies because some Republican got caught doing it? That's very dangerous in my opinion.

[pleah]

21. Why is it dangerous?

:shrug:

[RollWithIt]

35. Because it is ILLEGAL to do so?

Essentially you're saying it's ok to commit illegal acts, the other side does it. They're on the OTHER SIDE for a reason, they're a bunch of corrupt scum bags!

[BrklynLiberal]

29. Vitter, among others......

[ElsewheresDaughter]

4. no he should replace Edmund G. Brown Jr. as AG

[defendandprotect]

15. Spitzer would have made a fantastic AG --

[BrklynLiberal]

27. Ditto...and THAT exactly is why he was set up to be out of the running.

He would not sit back and let the financial industries walk all over him.
He was ready to take them down as Gov of NY.
Paterson could not take down his laundry from a clothesline.

[20score]

5. K&R

[aldo]

7. In a heartbeat. eom

nt

[bbgrunt]

8. k n r

[CAcyclist]

9. My dearest wish nt

[ejbr]

10. He'll "bend but he won't break"

isn't that just grand. Same shit, different day.

[Chalco]

11. Amen nt

[RollWithIt]

12. Ummm, replace Geitner with a guy who was stupid enough to buy women like it was EBAY?

Huh? I mean come on. Ya, Spitzer can talk about the economy and the financial industry. He was a halfway decent prosecutor back then. He's also a guy who paid thousands to get his little willy sucked and got caught by federal officials doing it. And you want him running taxpayer dollars? With that kind of problem? Under the Obama Administration? As someone who doesn't mind some good greens, can I have what you are smoking?

[defendandprotect]

13. I'd replace most of the Obama appointees with Spitzer . . . give me a half dozen Spitzers . . .

[RollWithIt]

16. I don't get it....

You would replace most of President Obama's appointees (a very talented bunch) with a man who betrayed his wife by paying women to sell their bodies?

Really?

[tomm2thumbs]

17. I agree - and not just because of what was done to the wife/family

Someone who is willing to throw around subpoenas and point the finger of the law with one hand, and hand over tens of thousands of dollars illegally to prostitutes running a tax-evading business disguised as a securities fund with the other is not my idea of a good person for the job. This wasn't some stupid 'fling' at the office or a sexual indiscretion. According to the madame, this involved tens of thousands of dollars (if not more), breaking the law (sworn to uphold) on a weekly basis - and trying to do so without a condom (nice, thinking of the wife there) and was so aggressive that they finally had to cut 'em off.

This does not sound like how I want to be represented in the government, I don't care HOW smart you are - there are some things that show a lack of character and in this world we are trying to live in and improve on, and character DOES count.

Pay someone to advise if you like, give them a voice in the media, but to somehow consider them to be in charge of a legal authority this important after they have yet to even serve ANY punishment for their crimes is ridiculous.

I'll take the less-bright guy with real character over a 'smart' guy who lacks it - ANY day.

[BrklynLiberal]

30. I'll take the less-bright guy with real character over a 'smart' guy who lacks it - ANY day.

That is exactly what all the people who voted for chimpboy over Gore said.

[defendandprotect]

38. Clinton showed a "lack of character" . . . but would you have taken Clinton or Bush?

[AtheistCrusader]

18. I see your point but...

Do you know his wife was actually betrayed? I don't know anything about the inner workings of his marriage, but I have seen others where what he did wasn't a betrayal at all.

The simple fact he was breaking the law is bad enough, and for that I share your general concern, but as far as his wife goes, she can take care of herself.

[D-Lee]

23. Ditto and you need to look at his record as NY Governor

IMHO he was a great NY AG and an awful NY Governor.

Just run a search on his record.

But, he certainly is brilliant and a great adviser on economic issues.

[disndat]

28. Geithner owed the IRS $200,000

That's not worse than paying for sex? What E. Spitzer did would rule a lot of people out who served and are serving in government. It's okay as long as you are not caught, and only if you are after the Wall St. crooks.

[defendandprotect]

39. Geithner owed the IRS $200,000--!!!!! How in the hell did he get approved . .. ???!!!!

[provis99]

34. so you wouldn't have voted for Bobby Kennedy or JFK?

They had Mafia hookers running in and out of the White House at all hours. Seems to be a bit worse than what Spitzer did.

[defendandprotect]

36. You'd take corporate-DLC'ers vs someone who fights for justice . . . ???

[defendandprotect]

37. duplicate

[defendandprotect]

40. I think the marriage is up to the husband and wife --- not for us to judge . ..

Look at Edwards and Elizabeth -- I love Elizabeth and think Edwards is an idiot.

But, what difference what I think?

The problem in the Spitzer case is that prostitution is illegal.

Personally, I'm as impressed with that as I am that marijuana is illegal!

There are still a lot of people -- and evidently here at DU, as well -- who will

still react in shock and dismay at anyone having an "affair."

I react in shock and dismay at the continuing belief in marriage and monogamy as a

universally accepted goal for everyone!!

[pam4water]

19. Yes in a New York Minute! K&R n/t

[bagrman]

20. Yes please , quickly.

[antimatter98]

22. Spitzer for AG or Treasury.

Bobby Kennedy would have used him, and so would have JFK.

Obama is too corporatist to consider Spitzer---had he not paid his taxes
well that would be a different matter.

I continue to see the 'depth' of Obama's commitment to the corporate/financial
sector, and it worries me very much.

Populism in America has been disenfranchised that is for sure. We're out here
on the 'tubes' while the power is on Wall Street and in the banks. Obama's not
gonna listen to us, and neither is Congress.

You can tell that progressives are gradually being labeled as whack jobs, bundled
into the same disregard for 'patriots' who believe in the Constitution.

In Russia, they say that the opposition is relegated to 'radio' while the real power
is on TV. Same here.

[libodem]

25. hummm

Very interesting take. Well worth considering. I'll be thinking about what you've said here for a while. Cenk sure knows how to start a conversation doesn't he.

[Deep13]

24. No. I'm not the president. nt

[Rebubula]

26. No

There are plenty of other people that are qualified and do not create an embarrassing situation.

In politics, it is not about impropriety - it the appearance thereof that people are concerned about.

[cooolandrew]

31. In logical world he'd be ideal for the position and John Edwards would of been selected AG. But the ...

the world of unreality is a very peculiar place.

[mystieus]

32. NO!!!

[debbierlus]

33. Yes

[gstegall1]

41. WOW

He's something!