Okay, trust me on this; despite the fact that I didn't vote for him; I want Barack Obama to do well.
I want the country to improve, because if he fails, we all fail.
I consider myself a member of the Independent party, and while I tend to lean Conservative on certain issues, Liberal on others, I'm basically a middle of the road girl.
So here we all are in a full blown recession.
Banks were greedy, Wall Street was greedy, oil companies and speculators were greedy, not to mention the people who took out mortagages they couldn't afford to pay back were greedy, and the government was apathetic or just plain inept; and I put this at the feet of all of them; Republicans and Democrats.
I'm sure most everyone doesn't trust banks, or the large corporations, or even the government for that matter.
That being said,
HELLO! TIM GEITHNER AS TREASURY SECRETARY, NOT A GREAT IDEA!
I know, I know, you're saying it was just an innocent mistake that he didn't pay medicare or social security taxes while he was self employed.
HA!
As someone who is self employed and knows that the first thing the accountant says when you turn in your 10/99s is, "You have to pay these taxes! Here are your self employment tax bills. Send them in quarterly!"...... I'm not buying it and to that I say, HA!
But that's really beside the point.
If I was Obama, I'd say to Geithner, "Sorry dude, but you didn't pay your taxes correctly. Yes, I know you paid them eventually, but it's crucial to instill confidence in the American people right now, so, mistake or not, you're not getting the job."
Okay, I'm done now.
