Obama's Treasury Secretary is in trouble. Yesterday, we heard the first public discussion of a resignation. That theme will likely gain steam over the next few days.
A recap of what everyone is frustrated about:
Geithner approved the AIG bonuses
Geithner forced his boss (Obama) to step in and overrule him (recoup the bonuses)
Geithner arranged the AIG bailout that has since ballooned to $170 billion
Geithner participated in the decision to hide the AIG counterparty bailouts
Geithner still has no coherent plan to fix the banking crisis
Geithner still thinks the problem is "liquidity," not solvency
Geithner has persuaded no one that he's the right man for the job
In a normal environment, the country might have time to wait for Tim Geithner to recover from his early missteps. In the current crisis, however, we don't.
We expect to begin hearing calls for his resignation momentarily.
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