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There's a lot going on in this Washington Post article detailing the influence of Timothy Geithner and Larry Summers. Take this paragraph, for instance:
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner and National Economic Council Chair Lawrence H. Summers pushed for weeks for a strict cap on the nation's debt. And while other advisers argued that the administration needed a more flexible spending plan, they could not deter the president from ultimately agreeing with the views promoted by the partnership of Geithner and Summers.Elsewhere in the article:
Obama's decision to make Summers and Geithner the key players in such a wide-ranging agenda has left some within the government concerned that they will be unable to handle so many complex issues at once. Geithner already was widely criticized on Wall Street for being too vague when he announced the financial rescue package last month."Some," are concerned about that, huh?The winners of a policy debate rarely try and make their own position seem lonesome. This was leaked by the losers. It's an attempt to ensure that if the financial plans fall apart, that Geithner and Summers are understood to have had full authorship. And it comes after a similar article in The New York Times that pinned the provisions of the TARP plan on Geithner. These are some serious leaks. These guys have made some serious enemies.
