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Much obliged. Couldn't have

Oxy Mora — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:31:26 +0000

In reply to Oxy, as Genghis points out,

Much obliged. Couldn't have said that better myself.

Oxy, as Genghis points out,

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:28:18 +0000

In reply to Replace Geithner with a Republican.

Oxy, as Genghis points out, replacing Geithner with a Republican is a far out and not too workable idea.

What is interesting is that you have highlighted a ridiculous and self-defeating stalemate of the various parties in Washington to reach a common sense solution with respect to refinance.

You failed to mention two bi-partisan bills which have been presented in Congress which would sensibly reform the GSE's but probably don't have any more of a prayer of passing than any other bi-partisan idea--especially not inserting a Republican Sec. Treasury into the mix.

But keep trying, like you I am sensing something in the wind about the possibility of a refinance solution, though not on the scale we would like to see.

Thanks. How do you mean,

Oxy Mora — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:20:54 +0000

In reply to As the saying

Thanks. How do you mean, "bellwether"?

As the saying

oldenGoldenDecoy — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:50:25 +0000

In reply to Replace Geithner with a Republican.

As the saying goes...

"Keep your friends close and your enemies closer..."

Geithner is by and far no friend of the President... He doesn't even play basketball.

Although Geithner is an internal bellwether of sorts... If read correctly.

~OGD~

That vote yesterday was a

Oxy Mora — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:29:29 +0000

In reply to Oxy, what makes you think

That vote yesterday was a mind twister. I was thinking more of the coalition that passed the Super Commitee deal.

Certainly if the mortgage refinance deal isn't in hand as a part of the bargain, it would be an even worse disaster than leaving Geithner in place. (How do you not fire a guy who broadcasts his trip to Europe, goes there and flops, and when he comes back, says, "It wasn't my idea to go there")

But what led me to the Sec. Treasury switch idea was trying to come up with something to trade for a revision of FHFA mission from Congress. This stalemate centered around the FHFA is the most glaring self inflicting weaponry we have at the moment.

I was actually thinking of a candidate, R.Glenn Hubbard, who has been involved in the most extensive plan for refinance that has hit the scene.

Certainly another CZAR wouldn't work.

Apparently Geithner made it clear that he was trying to replace DeMarco, which I think has made things worse.

As far as another bloody nose to liberals, I think the refinance thing is a solution hanging in the air and it helps everyone, particularly working people who could put a few hundred dollars a month in their pockets.

Oxy, what makes you think

Michael Wolraich — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:19:45 +0000

In reply to Replace Geithner with a Republican.

Oxy, what makes you think that the House Republicans will agree to a bargain with one of their "own"? Heck, they even told Eric Cantor to go to hell yesterday?

So then Obama further antagonizes liberals, looks like a patsy, gets stuck with a conservative treasury secretary for the rest of his term--and still doesn't accomplish mortgage refinance.