Clearly, the two men leading the government´s efforts to stabilize the financial sector are eager to quash rumors that they aren´t working hand-in-glove.
Both men -- Lawrence Summers, the chairman of the National Economic Council, and Timothy Geithner, the Treasury Secretary, were interviewed for a Washington Post story today that describes their harmonious working relationship. It reveals the two are able to
But we´re figuring this morning Mr. Geithner is wishing he´d tried not quite so hard to seem so in lockstep with Mr. Summers.
Rather than point to his ultimate boss, President Obama, or even the sheer challenge of fixing the economy, Mr. Geithner gave credit for his taking the job to Mr. Summers.
"I don´t think I would have done this without Larry in that job at this time," Mr. Geithner told the Post.
