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Friday, March 13, 2009

Geithner In Over His Head?

Yes, I know the question seems rhetorical, but Geithner gets poor reviews with every public appearance. Says banking analyst Tom Brown:

I was leery of the new Treasury Secretary before I read the Charlie Rose interview. Now I’m downright worried. Put aside whether Geithner’s Treasury Department can come up with the right solutions; Geithner doesn’t even seem to understand the nature of the problem. For an administration trying to deal with as deep an economic crisis as this one—and trying to a whole lot of other things as well--that’s not an encouraging sign.

Read his full critique here.