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Whats the score card on geithners tenure? the unemployment rate is where he started when he took on the job. its the same as today. 7.8%. the economy has experienced some major twists and turns. joining me now pulitzer prize economic writer. what is the basic feeling about tim geithner who came in during such a perilous time? how has he done? >> well, youll get opinions of sort of across the spectrum. he obviously has big republican critics. he also has a lot of critics among liberals. i think w...

Would argue that. so as you go into a new congress and a new senate, its going to have to be compromise. we are going to have to have democrats and republicans working together to get anything passed. the problem right now is you cant. john boehner calling on geithner and summers to resign its kind of a campaign stunt, a brilliant one, but still a stunt. thats all that will happen between now and november. we as a country have to hope that after november with these diminished majorities that the...

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You know, geithner gave a similar type speech. i remember right after he was confirmed. when he was confirmed, markets went up, you know why? they were glad that -- >> he was the only guy that could save our nation. >> that and at least obama didnt pick bill ahers as his treasury secretary. his first major address of that, the markets came down considerably because he gave the same set of clueless speech and i think the president really -- if he wants to get the markets in order, he really has t...

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