John wrote: > Obama has picked people who know what's going on > and know how to do their jobs. He's also made it > clear the it is -he- Barack Obama who's calling > the shots, not the other way around. > According to Harry Reid, congress is calling the shots now - they hold the purse strings to the economy and the war on terror. If congress doesn't want to fund the war in Afghanistan, then we will be forced to pull out our forces and let the Taliban win the war. If that happens, it remains to be seen if Obama's picks can bailout the U.S. economy - who wants to invest in a country that just lost the global war? And who would want to buy a car from a bankrupt car company?
"The Citigroup rescue came after a weekend of marathon discussions led by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. Timothy Geithner, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, who is being tapped by President-elect Barack Obama as his Treasury chief also participated. Bush said Monday he consulted with Obama on the Citigroup rescue." Read more: 'Government plans massive Citigroup rescue effort' By Jeannine Aversa Associated Press, Monday November 24, 2008 http://tinyurl.com/6lmxwa
