by Chris in Paris on 11/19/2009 01:03:00 PM The news never gets better when it comes to Larry Summers or Timmy Geithner. It’s always about another TARP fiasco or whatever Wall Street wants. We’re well past the point where Wall Street deserves one more …
Read Original Story: Calls from Congress to fire Timmy and Summers – AMERICAblog (blog)
Dubbing White Houseeconomic adviser Larry Summers "an adviser from Wall Street" and Geithner – who he calls "Timmy" – "a Treasury Secretary from Wall Street," DeFazio suggested on MSNBC that the two men don’t prioritize the best interests of average …
Read Original Story: Democrat DeFazio: Fire Tim Geithner – CBS News
As Streetsblog Capitol Hill readers may know, there is no love lost between lawmakers on the House transportation committee and President Obama’s economic advisers. When the Obama administration first pushed to delay …
Read Original Story: DeFazio: Summers, Geithner Oppose Using Bailout Money on Infrastructure – Streetsblog Capitol Hill (blog)
(Newser) – Rep. Peter defazio wants Barack Obama to fire the Larry Summers and “Timmy Geithner” for being Wall Street lap dogs, and says there’s a “growing consensus” in the Progressive Caucus that …
Read Original Story: Disgruntled Dem Wants Geithner, Summers Sacked – Newser
View full sizerep. Peter defazio, D-Ore.Oregon Congessman Peter defazio has become the face of an effort to push Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to resign. This week, defazio created a whirlwind on Capitol Hill …
Read Original Story: Oregon Rep. Peter defazio calls for Treasury Secretary's head – OregonLive.com
(chattahbox)–Rep. Peter defazio (D-OR), a leading member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus is not impressed with the Wall Street backgrounds of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and White Houseeconomic policy director Larry Summers. …
Read Original Story: Dem Wants Wall Streeters Geithner and Summers Fired – ChattahBox
It’s really not Tim Geithner’s fault. He’s spent all his professional life being an understudy to more powerful men — from Henry Kissinger to Larry Summers. He is the classic yes man, who can give you all the rationalizations you need to do whatever …
Read Original Story: The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Geithner Should Step Down – Huffington Post (blog)
One of the loudest populist voices in the Democratic Caucus predicted on Thursday that the party may have to forcefully challenge the White House on economic matters if it wants to hold on to power after the 2010 elections. …
Read Original Story: Peter DeFazio, Dem Rep.: It's 'Pretty Embarrassing' That Dems Now Identified … – Huffington Post (blog)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) — Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., said Thursday top members of President Obama’s economic team were focused on Wall Street, not Main Street. DeFazio said White Houseeconomic adviser Larry Summers was "an adviser from Wall Street …
Read Original Story: A Democrat calls for Geithner to go – United Press International
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Adding to lawmaker criticism of US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s performance is a new survey released on Friday showing 42 percent of Americans say he has done a "poor job" handling the credit crisis and federal bailout …
Read Original Story: Nearly half of Americans rate Geithner performance "poor" – Reuters
