I don’t put too much weight on cabinet nominee confirmation votes. It’s become almost a formality.
Tax cheating or not, it’s rare a nominee make it as far as The Senate Chamber if they will not be confirmed.
Yes, Geithner’s tax problems should have disqualified him and he should have withdrawn or Obama should have withdrawn his name from consideration.
However, most people, reps and dems alike, top economists and most of Wall Street were so convinced Giethner, like his boss, was “The One”.
What we’re seeing now is that Widdle Timmie, like his boss, is uniquely “unqualified” for the task at hand.
I don’t think anyone saw this sort of bumbling failure coming from Treasury.
The White House yes, but we knew what we were getting there.
I think with Timmy, his incompetence is a surprise.
Honestly? Huh. Seems we all seen this coming before he was confirmed.
I agree with you that the confirmation process is mostly ceremonial, however, it was yet another opportunity for the GOP in Congress to prove their relevance. Not surprisingly, they failed again.
And now this.