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Stimulus Will Hit Fast: Axelrod

Obama aide defends Geithner; Graham: country 'screwed' if this is bipartisanship

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 15, 2009 11:16 AM CST
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(Newser) – Calling Tim Geithner’s economic rescue plan “a very thoughtful strategy,” David Axelrod said the economic stimulus will be felt soon and defended the treasury secretary today on NBC’s Meet the Press. President Obama’s senior adviser said Wall Street’s expectations were unrealistic and that the White House would listen to “kitchen-table chatter” over Beltway blather “to stay on a truer course.” Elsewhere, the spirit of bipartisanship cratered on the Sunday circuit:

  • Axelrod also blasted an "irresponsible" Dick Cheney for calling Obama naive on terrorism. The former VP is "having a hard time dealing with the verdict of the American people," Axelrod sniffed.
  • John McCain, calling the stimulus bill an example of "old business as usual," told CNN that Obama was reneging on campaign promises to revamp Washington.
  • In an interview with ABC's This Week, Lindsey Graham was more blunt: "If this is going to be bipartisanship, the country is screwed."

David Axelrod, senior adviser to President Obama, strongly defended Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on Meet the Press today, saying Wall Street had unrealistic expectations for the bank-rescue plan.
David Axelrod, senior adviser to President Obama, strongly defended Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on Meet the Press today, saying Wall Street had unrealistic expectations for the bank-rescue plan.   (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
David Axelrod strongly defended Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner today, saying Wall Street had unrealistic expectations for the bank-rescue plan that was widely condemned as too vague.
David Axelrod strongly defended Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner today, saying Wall Street had unrealistic expectations for the bank-rescue plan that was widely condemned as too vague.   (AP Photo/This Week, Fred Watkins)
David Axelrod said Timothy Geitner's critics would have preferred him to wheel a wheelbarrow down the center of that room with cash in it and say, 'We're going to take care of all your problems.'
David Axelrod said Timothy Geitner's critics would have preferred him to "wheel a wheelbarrow down the center of that room with cash in it and say, 'We're going to take care of all your problems.'"   (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)
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COMMENTS
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Guest
Feb 16, 2009 6:15 AM CST
My answer is simple- less gov't less taxes. The United States was based on the idea that man is self governing, I don't need Uncle Sam defining or financing my life
Forderon
Feb 16, 2009 4:18 AM CST
Feragola, stop hyperventilating without knowing anything. John McCain wrote his own 450B bill and it was widely reported on, but even people in his own party thought it wasn't enough. Let's not pretend like Reps have some huge disagreement here. It's all over a small percentage of money in the bill that the Reps are using to make a big fake show about. That's all this is.
Guest
Feb 15, 2009 11:22 PM CST
Don't be an alarmist, the point is Gov't big enough to get the job done but not waste money and be overbearing.

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