Too many republicans, such as John Boehner, would like to see Geithner cast off, just to serve as a blow to the Obama administration. Some folks on the left don't like Geithner much either because they believe he helped create the financial mess.
My bet is Geithner's going to be around for a long time.
Tim Geithner, the embattled US Treasury secretary, should be given a chance to succeed, says John McCain, the former presidential candidate, who is the first prominent Republican to speak up in Mr Geithner’s defence amid growing calls for his resignation.
Speaking to the Financial Times, Mr McCain said that the “perfect storm” over AIG “has been as explosive in a short period of time as anything I have seen”.
Mr McCain, who was one of the few Republican senators to vote in favour of Mr Geithner’s nomination after revelations of tax arrears, was speaking at the end of a week in which the Republican Party has targeted Mr Geithner amid mounting public anger over Wall Street bonuses. Read more at the FT
McCain also declined to criticize Obama's foreign policy and says he's in favor of dialogue with Iran:
In an interview with the Financial Times, Mr McCain, who retained his Senate seat when he became his party’s nominee, repeatedly declined to criticise Mr Obama’s foreign policy stances, including the decision to explore the possibilities of talks with Iran. “I’m not against a dialogue with the Iranians,” he said. “What I was opposed to in the campaign was a one-to-one dialogue with characters dedicated to the extermination of Israel [Mahmoud Ahmedi-Nejad, Iran’s president].” FTHmmmmm.
