Comments on: Geithner Beholden? http://themoderatevoice.com/26025/geithner-beholden/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 30 May 2012 13:23:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Silhouette http://themoderatevoice.com/26025/geithner-beholden/comment-page-1/#comment-170568 Silhouette Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:57:08 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/26025/geithner-beholden/#comment-170568 I think it also has to do with aristocratic-blindness. To working stiffs, 400K is a big chunk of change. To people like our elected leaders it's what they could blow on a weekend bash with their buddies and not even notice.<br><br>The fact that they don't even notice 400K makes the situation all the more angering... That amount of money would pay off all my debts and send my kids to college too. I"m "glad" we paid for him to have it. Hope he notices that he's got it.. : ( I think it also has to do with aristocratic-blindness. To working stiffs, 400K is a big chunk of change. To people like our elected leaders it's what they could blow on a weekend bash with their buddies and not even notice.

The fact that they don't even notice 400K makes the situation all the more angering… That amount of money would pay off all my debts and send my kids to college too. I”m “glad” we paid for him to have it. Hope he notices that he's got it.. : (

]]> By: MJDaniels53 http://themoderatevoice.com/26025/geithner-beholden/comment-page-1/#comment-170558 MJDaniels53 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:48:53 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/26025/geithner-beholden/#comment-170558 Off topic: The headline when read aloud looks like one of those long, compound words from the German, like schadenfreude. Geithnerbeholden reminds me of the name of an Ohio town, Gnadenhutten. Monty Python would love it. Off topic: The headline when read aloud looks like one of those long, compound words from the German, like schadenfreude. Geithnerbeholden reminds me of the name of an Ohio town, Gnadenhutten. Monty Python would love it.

]]> By: casualobserver http://themoderatevoice.com/26025/geithner-beholden/comment-page-1/#comment-170553 casualobserver Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:56:53 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/26025/geithner-beholden/#comment-170553 And maybe a bit less hypocritical at DoD too........<br><br>President Obama's much trumpeted ethics rules did not last very long from the time he signed them into existence in an Executive Order. Just two days after establishing the rules, which were touted as the most sweeping ethics reforms in history, President Obama waived the rules to allow William Lynn to take a position as Deputy Secretary of Defense. Up until last fall, Lynn was a lobbyist for the defense contractor Raytheon. In his new position in the Pentagon, Lynn will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Defense Department, as well as handle budget and procurement issues. And maybe a bit less hypocritical at DoD too……..

President Obama's much trumpeted ethics rules did not last very long from the time he signed them into existence in an Executive Order. Just two days after establishing the rules, which were touted as the most sweeping ethics reforms in history, President Obama waived the rules to allow William Lynn to take a position as Deputy Secretary of Defense. Up until last fall, Lynn was a lobbyist for the defense contractor Raytheon. In his new position in the Pentagon, Lynn will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Defense Department, as well as handle budget and procurement issues.

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