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Geithner tries to spin the debt ceiling deal and answer questions about how cutting spending won't hurt job growth...which makes no sense to a lot of us. I was going to write up a post on this, but Digby covers it rather well, so watch the video here and read her full analysis here:

I have seen some fatuous spin in my day, but this drivel from Tim Geithner is enough to make me gag..read on