Geithner: We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Contingencies

By Brian Beutler

March 24, 2009 9:19 a.m.

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Moments ago, Secretary Geithner artfully dodged a question that’s on everybody’s mind: What happens if his plan fails. Echoing the architects and supporters of the success-bonanza that is the Iraq war, Geithner said that the only thing we need to ensure the plan works is sufficient will.

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Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) Brian Beutler is TPM's senior congressional reporter. Since 2009, he's led coverage of health care reform, Wall Street reform, taxes, the GOP budget, the government shutdown fight and the debt limit fight. He can be reached at brian@talkingpointsmemo.com

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