Jack Lew, President Obama’s choice to replace Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary, has been in Washington DC a long time. Anyone in public service that long will have quite a record of public statements that will paint an accurate picture for Senators who are considering his nomination. Last week, I wrote about some of the more outrageous statements Lew has made, and the lack of confidence some elected officials have shown in his ability to faithfully execute the cabinet position to which he has been nominated.
The drumbeat of doubt against Jack Lew is continuing to build. First it was Jeff Sessions, the top Republican on the Senate Budget Committee, who voiced strong opposition to Lew’s nomination. A day later, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) released the following statement:
“As the country struggles with a painfully slow economic recovery, Washington needs leaders who are willing to support reforms that will put us on a sustainable fiscal path,” said Lee, a member of the Joint Economic Committee. “Unfortunately, the nomination of Jack Lew as Secretary of Treasury signals that the president will continue to pursue the same failed policies of the previous four years: higher taxes, more spending, and more debt. It virtually guarantees the president will not compromise on entitlement reform, and assures that the White House will fight to maintain the status quo of our deeply dysfunctional system. At a moment when the president could have shown a willingness to work with Republicans to fix the challenges that face the country, he has instead moved in a disappointing direction.”
Read More at freedomworks.org . By Jeff Reynolds.
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He’ll fit right in… since the Bass Holes in the Senate can’t make a budget…. there’s really no reason to understand one then is there…..
People oppose whoever Obama appoints to a post just to look good, but as we all know they all are confirmed for the office in the long run.
Okay, Senator Mike Lee, what do you propose to try and do about it. Obama wanted Timothy Geithner in his first term and guess what senator Lee, he got Timothy and he will also get Jack Lew, after all it is the Chicago way, to get what you want no matter what!
Why not investigate Benghazi, that is the key to ending this nightmare. Who cares, who he choses for his dysfunctional cabinet? Focus on what can end this nightmare that that Senator Lee is Benghazi.
Let’s not fail to recognize the significant achievements Sec Steven Chu has made during his time as our Energy Secretary proving that he has an innate ability to fund companies that declare bankruptcy shortly AFTER squandering ALL their Federal funds: Abound Solar, Solyndra, A123 Systems, Ener1, Range Fuels, Evergreen Solar, Beacon Power, Nordic Windpower and SpectraWatt. Still in all, losses directly attributable to him pale when compared to the Trillions Barry has spent in each of his 1st 4 years. Came close, but no cigar, Steve..
Obama’s man of budgets will not be sworn in. Obama doesn’t know any one else to put in charge…. Well, he could always get his sidekick Vallerie Jarrett… she knows EVERYTHING.
I have said that no one could possibly be more mathmatically inept than Mr. Tim Geithner. After hearing an interview with Mr. Lew, I now realize I was incorrect. I really don,t know where all these, FOul Balls are coming from. It is now crystal clear: The President is making a mockery of everything that comnon sense stands for. Lew clearly has no Clue.