Geithner Is 'On the Outs' with Obama, Photo Says?

Posted Jan 25th 2010 12:30PM by Zac Bissonnette
Filed under: Politics

The New York Post reports that Geithner is "on the outs" with Obama. After examining a recently taken AP photograph, the paper noted: "Judging from Treasure Secretary Tim Geithner's position (third to the left of Obama), he looks to be on the outs after reportedly bumping heads with the president over his plan to fix Wall Street."

An indication of just how rampant the speculation about Tim Geithner's fate as Treasury Secretary has gotten, his standing to the left of Paul Volcker and Barney Frank during a press conference is now cause for concern about his fate. The Post helpfully notes that "Customarily, Geithner has been at Obama's side whenever the president discussed topics related to Wall Street."

Hmm. Geithner has been under sharp criticism for being too cozy with Wall Street and for being resistant to tough regulation. There are a lot of fantastic reasons that Obama should throw Geithner under a bus -- not the least of which is the political capital he would gain from the many progressive (and Tea Party conservatives) who are concerned that he is too tight with Wall Street interests.

But does anyone think that President Obama is really such a passive aggressive drama queen straight out of Mean Girls that he would really have Geithner placed two people away from him during press conferences as a symbol of his diminishing relevance?

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1-25-2010 @ 12:40PM

aol censors said...

poor timmy.... didn't realize he'd be the whipping boy for obammies failed socialist agenda.

1-25-2010 @ 12:58PM

BHarrison said...

Isn't Geithner one of the old dog financial guys, very much like Bernake, with lots of associations and involvements with the CEOs who orchestrated and perpetuated the blatant frauds of the derivatives, the Ponzi schemes, etc.