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By Bonnie Kristian at 12:31PM

Jan 28, 2010

Napolitano: Geithner May Face Criminal Charges

WaPo also reports on Geithner's troubles:

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner must have felt as if he'd made a wrong turn in the Rayburn House Office Building, and instead of taking a seat before the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform had wound up at the Committee on Insult and Abuse.

It was a rare moment of bipartisan agreement: Republicans and Democrats alike seemed to detest the guy....When Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) asked another question about the lack of transparency, Geithner couldn't be troubled. "Well, I'm not sure if you were here for the prior conversation," he replied. "I've been here the entire time," Fortenberry said.

The question is how much longer Geithner will be here.

Watch Ron Paul's take on the situation below the jump.

What a tangled web they weave...

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By Robert Bentley at 10:45PM

Mar 31, 2009

Bill to Let Big Government Control Your Salary

Last week, in an effort to take back the bonuses received by AIG executives, the Congress considered taxing the bonuses at a rate of 90%.
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By Robert Bentley at 11:33PM

Mar 23, 2009

AIG protesters should focus their anger on the real culprit: the government

In the past week or so, many Americans have expressed anger over the bonuses taken by AIG executives. Protesters have focused their attention AIG itself, seemingly ignoring the fact that it was Congress which made those bonuses possible by propping up the company with taxpayer dollars. One group upset about the bonuses even went so far as to visit the homes of executives who had recieved bonuses:

Learning by example

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By contributor at 1:34PM

Mar 20, 2009

The American People Smell a Rat...Make That a Superrat.

The Washington Post published a story yesterday entitled "How the Fed Failed to Tell Obama About the Bonuses," referring to, of course, the scandal du moment in D.C. The story is interesting, but it's not news to us; we've known for a long time coming that Bernanke and the institutionalized theft he represents have been stealing the value from our currency for decades.
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