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Department of the treasury, and it has now been liberated outside of its walls. >> there is an unofficial saying over at treasury -- no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. that would be a good saying for all of washington. no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. few embody that ideal better than tim geithner. >> tim geithner looks like he is about to explode with laughter listening to the president say that but the phrase is no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. i mean jerks and whiners, we all get that. bu...

Over at treasury -- no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. that would be a good saying for all of washington. no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. few embody that ideal better than tim geithner. >> tim geithner looks like he is about to explode with laughter listening to the president say that but the phrase is no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. i mean jerks and whiners, we all get that. but the peacocks part here i think is a term of art. i dont think they mean peacocks in a generic way, i think they...

Whiners. few embody that ideal better than tim geithner. >> tim geithner looks like he is about to explode with laughter listening to the president say that but the phrase is no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. i mean jerks and whiners, we all get that. but the peacocks part here i think is a term of art. i dont think they mean peacocks in a generic way, i think they mean in a way that is specific to the treasury. here is what i mean. peacocks as birds are strutters, right? they puff their chests...

It has now been liberated outside of its walls. >> there is an unofficial saying over at treasury -- no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. that would be a good saying for all of washington. no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. few embody that ideal better than tim geithner. >> tim geithner looks like he is about to explode with laughter listening to the president say that but the phrase is no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. i mean jerks and whiners, we all get that. but the peacocks part here i think...

We slowly recover from the most brutal recession since the great depression, there is a strong case to be made that the government should just borrow away. the government should take advantage of how low interest rates are, should take advantage of a market in which the world is eager to loan us money. we could borrow like crazy right now, invest that money in job creation and infrastructure and economic growth. we could worry about debt creation when we are full by back on our feet. if we took ...

Government should just borrow away. the government should take advantage of how low interest rates are, should take advantage of a market in which the world is eager to loan us money. we could borrow like crazy right now, invest that money in job creation and infrastructure and economic growth. we could worry about debt creation when we are full by back on our feet. if we took that path we could get back on our feet faster if question use that spending to invest in our economic strength. but the...

>> all right. well, thats a discussion i have been waiting to have for a week. im glad we had it. speaking of titles, president obama is floweding a new motto for washington. take a look. >> theres an unofficial saying over at treasury, no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. that would be a good saying for all of washington. no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. >> so no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. the cycles facebook friend ron said that slogan should be placed on the presidents shield. we want to...

[applause] >> dont embarrass him. on a personal note, tim has been a wonderful friend and a dependable advisor throughout these last four years. you know, theres an unofficial saying over at treasury, no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. that would be a good saying for all of washington. no peacocks, no jerks, no whiners. few embody that ideal better than tim geithner. thats why when tim was thinking about leaving a couple of years ago, i had to personally get on my knees with carol to help convin...

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