Mr Geithner's next chance comes with the unveiling of a public-private partnership for buying toxic assets.
And some of the administration's specific programs, like the public-private partnership to buy toxic bank assets, have fallen flat.
By Steve Coll March 24, 2009 Since, some weeks ago, I was among those who commented on how unconvincingly Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner laid out his plan for a private-public partnership to purchase toxic assets from banks, I thought I should probably review the issue now that he has come forward with the details he promised.
By James Surowiecki March 23, 2009 Most of what's been written about Tim Geithner's plan for a public-private partnership to purchase toxic assets from banks has been, unsurprisingly, negative, since Geithner's plan does not involve the preferred solution of most bloggers and pundits: nationalizing the banks.
Since, some weeks ago, I was among those who commented on how unconvincingly Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner laid out his plan for a private-public partnership to purchase toxic assets from banks, I thought I should probably review the issue now that he has come forward with the details he promised.
Most of what's been written about Tim Geithner's plan for a public-private partnership to purchase toxic assets from banks has been, unsurprisingly, negative, since Geithner's plan does not involve the preferred solution of most bloggers and pundits: nationalizing the banks.
A small business partnership becomes so toxic that one partner blames the other for stress and emotional problems.
The commission insists that its Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership should include a toxic mechanism called investor-state dispute settlement.
Any partnership with Ukip would be toxic to the swing voters who decide elections, toxic to some existing Tory voters, and toxic to those voters who the Conservatives need to win over in the long term.
Tobacco companies have long sought to "redress the challenge of a toxic reputation" by seeking to establish partnerships or common ground with public health researchers and advocates, the report said.
