Geithner meeting with progressives this evening

[Enrique]

CEOs get the President, progressives get Timmeh.

I wonder who these progressives, etc. are, that he's meeting?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-15/u-s-treasury-department-schedule-for-wednesday-dec-15.html

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On Wednesday morning, Secretary Geithner will attend the President’s working meeting with business leaders at the Blair House to discuss ways to continue to work together to grow the economy, create jobs in the private sector, and invest in American innovation and competitiveness. This meeting continues an ongoing dialogue with the business community about ways to strengthen our economic recovery and spur private sector hiring. The meeting is closed press.

In the evening, the Secretary will host leaders of progressive, minority and labor organizations for a discussion on the state of the economy, tax policy, the deficit and job creation. This event is closed to the press.

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[valerief]

1. I thought he was in the hospital. I wonder if the others will be real progressives

or lip-service progressives.

[niceypoo]

6. Juan Williams?

Mort Kondracke?

[displacedvermoter]

9. Laura Ingraham and Charles Krotchhammer have been

touted here recently as reliable commentators on the tax cut deal, so perhaps they are in that mix as well.

[Sherman A1]

2. Window Dressing?

One has to wonder... just why bother having this meeting?

[polichick]

3. Why not just hire a thug to slap them in the face as they arrive? nt

[JoePhilly]

4. Damed either way.

Big surprise.

[mmonk]

5. Dictating terms I suppose.

I can think of no other reason for the meeting.

[Safetykitten]

7. "So I told them I disliked the Jello, and they said that's all we have, but again saying I dislike

Jello, they were not understanding what I wanted".

Juan "The littlest progressive" replied, "That story is a HOOT!" I will regale my friends with that Tim, may I?"

[valerief]

8. "Da moral of da story is, if youse guys don't do what I say, I turn youse into Jell-O, which I do

not like."
--Timmeh!

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[Pale Blue Dot]

11. He's probably going to start with the truth,

as in: "The economy is hopelessly fucked,"

and then end it with a lie:

"...unless you enact my policies."

[Autumn]

12. Too bad it's closed to the press,

might be interesting.