Posted tagged ‘Tim Geithner’

A-Rod and maybe real…

February 11, 2009

So the squeaky-clean guy who was supposed to take over Barry Bonds’ home run crown turns out to be dirty too. It’s as if we had replaced Bill Clinton as president with John Edwards.


Some doubt A-Rod’s recent confessions. The newly tainted slugger is shocked…why shouldn’t American believe his “truth will set you free” statements, when he’s been lying about steroids for years.


It’s a strange world when Jose Canseco becomes baseball’s moral arbiter.

Actually, in 2007 Alex Rodriguez gave an interview to Katie Couric saying he never used or was tempted to use steroids. Well, this might turn out to be the second most damaging interview with Katie ever….


And somewhere Sarah Palin is saying, wait a minute, how come HE gets a do-over?


Good news for seniors. John McCain may have lost the presidential race, and Kurt Warner may have lost the Super Bowl, but hey, Stump, a ten-year old Springer Spaniel just won top honors at the Westminster Dog Show.

Tim Geithner didn’t wave a magic wand and make the financial crisis go away. Congress is upset, had they known he was mortal they might have actually cared that he didn’t pay taxes.

Is it just me, or as America seems to wait for a miracle from Treasury Secretary Geithner is there a voice somewhere saying “Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain?”


In the meantime, Barack Obama is thinking… Elizabeth Taylor had honeymoons that lasted longer than this.


But to be fair, Barack Obama is like the man who has the job of trying to modernize the circus, at the same time as he has to clean up after the elephants.


At this point, blaming Barack Obama for the country’s mess is like blaming Mike Singletary for the 49ers not making the playoffs.

Hillary’s hearing…

January 14, 2009

Today Bill Clinton was asked to comment about Hillary’s hearing. His response “Great, she caught me sneaking in every time.”


But just a thought after listening to Sarah Palin whine this week about being exploited, thereby of course bringing everything she was complaining about back into the limelight.

Governor Palin, that’s SO 2008….


And of course, nothing helps get your family your privacy back like selling baby pictures for $300,000.


Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh, after weeks of speculation about him talking with teams about an NFL job, has issued a statement:

“I would like to unequivocally state that I am 100 percent committed to Stanford and I look forward to leading this football program for years to come,” he said.

Translation, he didn’t get a great offer.


As Tim Geithner tries to deal with questions about his unpaid taxes, who knew that Steve Martin in Saturday Night Live 30 years ago would be so prescient. Remember “How can you be a millionaire and not pay taxes?… two simple words, ‘I Forgot'”


And Joe the Plumber is reporting for a conservative website “PJTV” from Israel, where he is saying the media should get out of the mid-east. Am not sure what qualifications PJTV was looking for with Joe, but I am guessing they didn’t include a sense of irony.

Speaking of “That’s SO 2008” – Joe the Plumber

Any suggestions on other things that are “so 2008” greatly appreciated. More to follow later.