Tim Geithner: “It's very important to future economic growth. There is no alternative to doing that.”

executive compensation played a material role in causing the financial crisis because it encouraged excessive risk taking.

It's not a partisan issue. It's traditionally had a lot of bipartisan support.

the policies that Iran is pursuing are unacceptable--and until Iran's leadership agrees to abandon this dangerous course, we will continue to use tough and innovative means to impose severe economic and financial consequences on Iran's…

When Timothy Geithner says today that he's willing to go over the cliff, he's saying it because, yes, it's posturing. But he's also saying it because he means it.