Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

11. IF the president really was going to nominate Summers he owes the people

Reply to yurbud (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2013, 11:10 AM

Sep 2013

who torpedoed this nomination a huge debt.

It was/would have been a stupid f@cking nomination from the beginning. Anyone outside his bubble would know that.

Click here to purchase valentine hearts!

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

19 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Is anyone sad to see Larry Summers withdraw his name for Fed chairman? [View all] yurbud Sep 2013 OP

Hell no. HappyMe Sep 2013 #1

Kick! hedgehog Sep 2013 #2

I don't think this is a fair poll. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #3

I should have added, "no offense meant to slugs, boils, or Jabba" yurbud Sep 2013 #7

A friend told me he'd read comments to NYTimes story about this yesterday, elleng Sep 2013 #4

Dick Cheney might be more popular--I would really like to know what the hell Obama was saying in his yurbud Sep 2013 #9

K&R pscot Sep 2013 #5

you didnt list Aw Hell No as a choice irisblue Sep 2013 #6

Where's your liberalhistorian Sep 2013 #8

He wasn't a nominee WilliamPitt Sep 2013 #10

IF the president really was going to nominate Summers he owes the people geek tragedy Sep 2013 #11

Of course. KamaAina Sep 2013 #12

where are our DLC friends? did they sleep in? take the day off for Joe Lieberman's birthday? yurbud Sep 2013 #13

Somebody, Somewhere, at Some time must have liked Larry Summers ...a lot. bvar22 Sep 2013 #14

I wouldn't want to be in any group that had both Summers and Rahm yurbud Sep 2013 #16

The Republicans made him choose those people! bvar22 Sep 2013 #19

Not only no, but HELL NO!!!! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #15

You bet I am pissed off about it for the same reason I'm pissed that we are not bombing Syria Douglas Carpenter Sep 2013 #17

My only reservation - CNBC: "If it's Yellen, Wall Street gets the Fed chief it wanted, not expected" pampango Sep 2013 #18