Rahm up to his shit again anyone read this

[bigdarryl]

What a ASSHOLE!!!http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/23/rahm-emanuel-geithner-cal_n_434168.html

[BrklynLiberal]

1. I hope that Rahm Emanuel finds more pressing things to do and feels

compelled to return to Chicago

[begin_within]

2. Would Rahm calling to ask support for Bernanke actually help or hurt Bernanke?

[Quixote1818]

3. One nice thing is a lot of Republicans are voting against him too. nt

[Andy823]

11. I wonder

Is it because they don't think he did his job during the Bush years, or is it simply because president Obama is supporting him?

[iconocrastic]

20. They said he didn't object to loose money under Greenspan that caused the housing bubble

[northernlights]

28. so Obama finally achieved the ever-elusive bipartisanship. nt

and I do think (hope and pray) that Rahm and Timmy will hurt Bernanke's chances more than help him. :D

[quantass]

4. Does this guy EVER support anything that helps the people?

shutter

[Yurovsky]

16. Depends on which "people" you're talking about...

if you're connected or come through the Chicago power structure, he may act in your behalf (provided your interests don't conflict with those of a higher bidder).

I've read where he's talking about leaving the WH. I say we all chip in and buy him a one-way airline ticket back to the Windy City. Can DU start a fund for that???

[NorthCarolina]

42. If you're a billionaire, corporate mogul, royalty..then yes. He's fairly typical for a DLC Dem. nt

on edit: typo

[monmouth]

5. And Geithner is helping him???? That says way too much for me...n/t

[inna]

6. It's not just Rahm, it's the Obama administration.

The Obama administration struggled on Friday to secure confirmation of Ben S. Bernanke to a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, underscoring the political upheaval as both parties tried to find their footing amid a powerful wave of populism.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/23/business/economy/23fed.html?hp

[DrToast]

7. You don't expect the chief of staff to fight for Obama's nominee?

[bigdarryl]

8. The party as a whole doesn't want this CORPORATIST

that's there problem on 1600 Ave there not listening to the people in the party who supported him

[sandnsea]

9. Even Volcker supports Bernanke

Says it would be a terrible mistake to put someone new in and that considering the financial collapse, Bernanke has actually done a pretty good job steering us through it.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/22/AR2010012203075.html?hpid=topnews

[grantcart]

37. but does Volker support faux outrage over a non issue

My God RE picked up the phone and called people to tell them what the President wanted, which he has disclosed openly in the press.

[boppers]

10. What do you think Bernanke's replacement's hearings would be like?

*ANY* possible replacement will face a non-stop shit-storm from the republicans. They want every single appointment to be controversial, to be seen as "out of touch", to somehow divide the democratic party.

...and they're winning. With help from the outraged teabaggers, anti-banker left, etc.

[PopSixSquish]

12. Um...That Would be His Job as Chief of Staff

Do you somehow think President Obama doesn't know that or didn't tell Rahm to do this?

This Rahm is controlling Obama bullshit is getting really, really old...

[firedupdem]

13. +1

It's quite silly.

[donheld]

14. The buck should not be passed to Rahm

It belongs on Obama.

[Mudoria]

15. Do you actually think

that Rahm does anything without the full knowledge and support of his boss? If Rahm says or does anything political it's with the President telling him what to do. If you have a probelm with Rahm personally that's one thing but let's not pretend that he doesn't get his marching orders from anyone other than President Obama.

[Phx_Dem]

17. Really? Shoring up support for the President's nominee is shit?

Sounds like you're the one "up to shit."

[MadBadger]

18. In other words, doing his job.

[jefferson_dem]

19. No shit.

POTUS has already said he wants Bernanke re-confirmed. Now folks are all freaking out because his Chief of Staff is promoting that. :crazy:

[asdjrocky]

21. More Rahm as puppet master huh?

So tell me this, who does that make the puppet?

[MadBadger]

22. He is rallying support for the President's pick. How does that make him the puppet master?

I dont really want your explanation btw, its just gonna be something stupid.

[asdjrocky]

23. The title of the OP is Rahm is up to his bullshit again.

My point was that Rahm is NOT making Obama do anything he does not want to do.

Who is stupid here?

[MadBadger]

24. lol, sorry.

I guess I read it as you agreeing that Rahm was the puppet master and that Obama was the puppet.

sooorrry.

[asdjrocky]

31. No problem.

Sometimes I read and type so fast that it becomes near impossible to put together a coherent sentence. I always take at least 50% of the blame if someone takes the wrong meaning from something I write.

[S_E_Fudd]

25. OMG stop the presses...Presidents Chief of Staff rallying support for the President's nominees

Surely a sign of the apocalypse!!

[JamesA1102]

26. Yeah I was thinking that too.

Sounds like Rahm was just doing his job.

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[wyldwolf]

29. Obama up to his shit again anyone read this

What an ASSHOLE!! :sarcasm:

HINT: Rahm does very little without direction from the President. :rofl: at the OP!

[dionysus]

32. Rahm is just the surrogate for everyone who doesn't have the stones to say they hate obama.

just sayin'

[Bobbie Jo]

33. +1

see upthread if you have any doubts.

[DevonRex]

40. +2. nt

[Hawkeye-X]

30. Rahm needs to resign effective immediately

and then go work as an assistant of an assistant of an assistant to a garbage hauler.

[LatteLibertine]

34. Bernanke and Geithner

are not part of the solution they are part of the old guard and part of the problem.

http://www.zerohedge.com/article/ken-lewis-about-drag-down-bernanke-and-paulson-him

[jenmito]

35. That article is from 1/23. n/t

[dionysus]

36. i know and i believe the OP posted it then, with the same thread title.

[boppers]

38. Check the timestamps on the right side of the threaded view.

It had the same thread title... because this is the same thread.

[dionysus]

39. d'oh...

thx

[DevonRex]

41. Hmm. Why would somebody dig up this thread from the mothballs?

:shrug: