Will The Uniquely Qualified Timothy Geithner Please Stand Up?

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It’s been more than six weeks since Timothy Geithner was sworn in as Treasury Secretary. Despite being caught red-handed cheating on his taxes. Because he was so uniquely qualified that no one else could possibly fix the economy as brilliantly as he could and would.

So when exactly does Timothy start walking on water? Isn’t it somewhat overdue at this point?

All he’s been doing so far is stumbling around (stumbling around and denying reality, according to Krugman). Kind of like the zombie banks that are still stumbling around. In pretty much the same condition they were in six weeks ago.

Likewise, the economy: in pretty much the same condition it was in six weeks ago. Except for being six weeks older and deeper in debt.

Update by Matt, 7 a.m. PDT:

He’s been too busy driving around on his Harley:

Franklin Flambé

Comments

  1. bob says:
    March 11, 2009 at 12:42 pm

    Oh, grow up. It didn’t take 6 weeks to get into the mess so it isn’t going to take a mere 6 weeks to fix it.

  2. sarabeth says:
    March 11, 2009 at 12:58 pm

    Yes, but no progress at all in 6 weeks?

  3. matt says:
    March 11, 2009 at 5:58 pm

    yeah, seriously, grow up

    U.S. President Barack Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner received failing grades for their efforts to revive the economy from participants in the latest Wall Street Journal forecasting survey.

    The economists’ assessment stands in stark contrast with Mr. Obama’s popularity with the public, with a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC poll giving him a 60% approval rating. A majority of the 49 economists polled said they were dissatisfied with the administration’s economic policies.

    On average, they gave the president a grade of 59 out of 100, and although there was a broad range of marks, 42% of respondents rated Mr. Obama below 60. Mr. Geithner received an average grade of 51. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke scored better, with an average 71.