Geithner Grows Up: WATCH The Treasury Sec's Evolution (VIDEO)

Witness the new and improved Timothy Geithner! As DealBreaker put it earlier today, the Treasury Secretary has arrived. He's been everywhere lately, including a marathon session in front of Congress and an appearance on Jim Lehrer just in the last few days. And he's showing none of the cringe-worthy stiffness he had when he took over in February.

As you'll see below, his first press conference was just about as awful as it gets. Here's how the New York Times described it:

"Initial reviews for the man and his plan were not good, however. Stock markets slid through the day, perhaps spurred downward by withering punditry on the business-news cable channels faulting Mr. Geithner for not providing more details, particularly on stemming home foreclosures."

Witness his now-infamous first press conference -- if you can sit through it. One word: STIFF...

Now, check out the new Geithner, who testified before Congress earlier this week. He's all grown up! SHARP! SURE! SAVVY! SNAPPY!

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[tre]

So he's gone from being a STFF tax cheat to a SHARP, SURE, SAVVY, SNAPPY tax cheat.

So what? He's still a tax cheat.

[larry278]

Perhaps Timmy is being as skilled at his art as Madoff was at his art before the feds collared him. Tim is showing that he's best suited for the facility Bernie now occupies. Timmy is trying to sell the sizzle without the meat. You can't cook a steak or hamburger if you don't have the meat & don't put it on the griddle? Where's the beef, Timmy? Have any of you who support Timmy seen the meat of Timmy's plans & programs?

[iridium53]

But he's still just as full of malarky as he always has been.

Unemployment continues to grow.

Obama, Geithner and Summers continue to focus on making sure banksters get really good compensation packages.

Still nothing to break up the "too big to fail" institutions.
Nothing for small business. Nothing to help the voters who paid for the banksters compensation packages.

We've been suckered by Obama, Geithner and Summers. We've been had.

[havemysay]

No darling, the "suckering" started with Ronald Regan...
Unemployment should be blamed on BAD decisions by MANY greedy CEO's

[jasongrundy]

I am shocked that some of you are surprise....This adminstration is not only smart but they are talented.

[kepary]

he grew up???/ is he current on his taxes like most law abiding citizens??

[theboardedwindow]

actually, MOST US citizens are not completely honest with the IRS... get your "facts" straight, jerky.

[angelicious]

so glad timmy's finally warming up - scared us a lil' in those early days but i knew he had the goods...

[slowhand0728]

Oh is is like watching the WONDER YEARS on TV all over again!

[Pigeon2]

What`s that Lassie girl? Timmy wants a hamburger with Mayo???

[TJCole]

He's just an errand boy for The Bilderberg Group, same as Bernanke...!

[mitchieone]

You are sooooooooo right! I only wish more people could see through this crap rather then battling back and fourth about silly party politics.

[mitchieone]

You're so right! I just wish more people would open their eyes about what's really going on rather the focus on partisan stuff.

[wrender]

True. But we don't talk about that stuff here.

[mitchieone]

Hmm. Why not?

[mitchieone]

The Federal Reserve is what we all should be focusing on, since it is the primary reason we are in our current down turn.

[vagabondvet]

He's excited about getting Bernanke's job next year.

[RoloTomassi]

Hey, he's delivered the goods for Wall St., so for Timmy-boy the sky is the limit....

[Ben6768]

Its all the same B.S. of slavery to Big Money

[larry278]

Really it's bull $#it, more $#it. piled higher & deeper, BS, MS, PHD.

[smchp]

wtf? Slow news day I guess..........yawn.

[larry278]

No Timmy is too confused to organize his thoughts to speak lucidly. Timmy hopes that everybody will let him alone. He hopes that we are dazzled by what is happening in Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Swat region, N Korea, just so he won't be disturbed for 2 weeks or more. Timmy is getting exhausted from talking to vent flatulence from his cranium from the space where many of us have our brains. Timmy is trying to adapt the rap of Oz's Tin Man to his situation. Timmy is tired of doing Oz's Cowardly Lion. Timmy still isn't into doing the straw filled scare crow. What would happen if Pres Obam smoked? Scrub 1 Secretary of the Treasury/scare crow. Timmy may never say much but he puts a lot of himself into the role he chooses from, "The Lizzard of Odds", or whatever Baum called it & they use for the flick's title. Timmy is, again, is in a taxing situation.