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tritsofme

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Reply to leftstreet (Reply #23)

Wed Jul 24, 2013, 12:36 AM

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BREAKING: Larry Summers is front-runner for Fed Reserve chairman, source tells Hayes it's certain [View all] AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 OP

Ben must stay! Ben must stay! nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #1

Fun fact about Summers: AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #4

Jesus, I feel like rooting against both of them in that fight. nt geek tragedy Jul 2013 #5

Summers is BFEE nasty alla way elehhhhna Jul 2013 #12

Didn't he make some rather ignorant comments on women? roamer65 Jul 2013 #21

Yes, he doesn't think women are as intelligent as men, or something like that. Unbelievable sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #24

And don't forget that charming speech he gave as President of Harvard . . . markpkessinger Jul 2013 #22

Let's hope he doesn't leave his homework in the car again... zappaman Jul 2013 #2

That will be the gift that keeps on giving.... Junkdrawer Jul 2013 #3

What a disaster. Obvious DLC politico fix is in on point Jul 2013 #6

Mind boggling LittleBlue Jul 2013 #7

Yuck bigwillq Jul 2013 #8

and the wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round, round and round Gus Lammas Jul 2013 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #10

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Don't worry, the talking points are already prepared. You won't have to wait long. sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #25

Summers is just about the worst person who could be selected. avaistheone1 Jul 2013 #13

Oh, HELL no! n/t markpkessinger Jul 2013 #14

Good God. LWolf Jul 2013 #15

Summers would be a solid pick. tritsofme Jul 2013 #16

You're missing an 'r' n/t leftstreet Jul 2013 #23

Lol Union Scribe Jul 2013 #27

It's like you were fed the perfect straight line. Kudos for hopping on it. nt matthews Jul 2013 #30

lol tritsofme Jul 2013 #39

I knew when he came in that he was a status quo kind of guy... WCGreen Jul 2013 #17

It's like we're living under some kind of curse... kenny blankenship Jul 2013 #18

I'd rather have Geithner than Summers. roamer65 Jul 2013 #19

The same idiot zipplewrath Jul 2013 #20

He lost Harvard how many billions? nt matthews Jul 2013 #31

Horrible choice. morningfog Jul 2013 #26

WTF AZ Progressive Jul 2013 #28

Well wait until he okays the Keystone. That's going to be something. nt matthews Jul 2013 #32

What a disaster: Larry Summers's Billion-Dollar Bad Bet at Harvard dkf Jul 2013 #29

Tell me again how this would be different from RMoney BlueStreak Jul 2013 #33

Just curious... OilemFirchen Jul 2013 #34

If the WH floated the name just to screw with people, then nominate Janet Yellen instead... AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #36

It's tired, and I'm getting late. OilemFirchen Jul 2013 #38

The people hard-pressed to find anything negative to say about her. AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #40

I think the fact that she's on the Fed... OilemFirchen Jul 2013 #41

On top of being a sexist, which is bad enough ......... octoberlib Jul 2013 #35

I'm dead sure the banking cartel wants Summers. roamer65 Jul 2013 #37