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MannyGoldstein

(34,589 posts) Sat Sep 14, 2013, 11:23 PM Sep 2013

After Summers is in place at the Fed's helm, I think [View all]

that the President should reach across the ailse and tap Michael "heck of a job " Brown(ie) to become Secretary of the Treasury. And name a drunk weasel to head his Council of Economic Advisers.

Then Larry can be Larry.

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After Summers is in place at the Fed's helm, I think [View all] MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 OP

It's all that eleventy-dimensional cheese...um I mean chess. R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2013 #1

Can I just say Aerows Sep 2013 #2

Hmmm... well at least the weasel will get things right *sometimes* MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #5

a pre-emptive shit on the President...classy. spanone Sep 2013 #3

Anyone that thinks Larry Summers Aerows Sep 2013 #4

summers is a turd in the punchbowl of life. spanone Sep 2013 #8

You think I'm falsely accusing him of considering Summers for a position? MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #6

are you asleep already? snooper2 Sep 2013 #59

Preemptive comments from Citizens of the United States? trumad Sep 2013 #16

Indeed - "Summers Withdraws Name for Fed Chairmanship"... PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #40

At the very least, Summers is under serious consideration Broward Sep 2013 #23

he's toast.... spanone Sep 2013 #50

well there's lots of republicans looking for work nt msongs Sep 2013 #7

I though Obama was already tossing test leaks to gauge public position on Ron Paul for TSec? Chan790 Sep 2013 #9

No, Paul is (we're told) the candidate favored by Liberals like me. MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #10

Ron and Rand Paul are stuck like barnacles to the Republican Party. delrem Sep 2013 #11

What's wrong with ... GeorgeGist Sep 2013 #12

Moe has a funny haircut and pokes people in the eye BuelahWitch Sep 2013 #34

oh, hell. why not kissinger? respectable elder statesman and font of relevant information. KG Sep 2013 #13

+1 xchrom Sep 2013 #14

He had such a smashing success with helping to initiate the "Chilean miracle" after all... deutsey Sep 2013 #15

not to mention saving East Timor from the evils of self rule. KG Sep 2013 #18

I can't wait to hear the President waxing eloquent, with a straight face, Buns_of_Fire Sep 2013 #17

Attack President Obama on a Presumption. MineralMan Sep 2013 #19

Hasn't Obama said that Summers is one of three candidates? MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #20

gasp! you 'attacked' the president! i'll bet you you have an 'agenda', too! KG Sep 2013 #22

I do have an agenda. MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #25

I'm not certain that is actually your agenda, Manny. MineralMan Sep 2013 #29

What he hasn't said is that he's going to nominate him, though. MineralMan Sep 2013 #27

So you think he's not considering Summers? nt MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #31

I am not in a position to know. MineralMan Sep 2013 #33

So when Obama said that Summers was one of the three candidates MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #35

Please proceed, Mr. Goldstein. MineralMan Sep 2013 #37

snort grantcart Sep 2013 #56

Perhaps you heard about the announcement today? MineralMan Sep 2013 #55

So Summers withdrew, but was never being considered. MannyGoldstein Sep 2013 #57

No. that was not what I was saying, Manny. MineralMan Sep 2013 #61

NOW is the time for raising the Voices of Opposition. bvar22 Sep 2013 #21

Indeed. Nothing wrong with opposing that nomination. MineralMan Sep 2013 #28

Actually, I commented early in opposition to an attack on Syria. MineralMan Sep 2013 #30

heh SammyWinstonJack Sep 2013 #32

It's what Manny does... SidDithers Sep 2013 #26

Great choice! jsr Sep 2013 #24

K/R for a drunk weasel Autumn Sep 2013 #36

"Summers Withdraws Name for Fed Chairmanship" PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #38

Good news: ProSense Sep 2013 #39

Thank heavens Aerows Sep 2013 #41

I was going to say "a ferret on crack", but drunk weasel might get the job done . . . hatrack Sep 2013 #42

Either a ferret on crack or a drunk weasel Aerows Sep 2013 #43

Wrong again, eh Manny?...nt SidDithers Sep 2013 #44

lol warrior1 Sep 2013 #45

When? When pigs fly? n/t pnwmom Sep 2013 #46

Another perfect example of why it's hard to take the Obama haters seriously. JaneyVee Sep 2013 #47

the OP in particular posted a bunch of things claiming elizabeth warren was not going to get support JI7 Sep 2013 #54

Manny Cali_Democrat Sep 2013 #48

Hahahahahaha... Scurrilous Sep 2013 #49

Manny, have you ever been right about anything? DCBob Sep 2013 #51

Lol! dkf Sep 2013 #52

Manny looks kinda silly now that Summers has withdrawn. He tried to pick a fight and ended up OregonBlue Sep 2013 #53

Um. Vanje Sep 2013 #60

Really? How? nt msanthrope Sep 2013 #63

Summer's withdrawal from Fed Chair consideration was a win for the left. Vanje Sep 2013 #64

Well, that's moving the goalposts a bit. Is this a personal win for Manny, or a msanthrope Sep 2013 #65

The left Vanje Sep 2013 #67

Well, it did seem a bit grandiose to claim that "Manny won" so I am glad that you msanthrope Sep 2013 #68

Do you NOT see Summer's withdrawal as a win for the left? Vanje Sep 2013 #69

Oh, I never had an opinion on Summers for fed chair, since he'd never actually msanthrope Sep 2013 #70

The 18th way tripped you up again snooper2 Sep 2013 #58

lol Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #62

Kick... MineralMan Sep 2013 #66

. SidDithers Sep 2013 #71