Not Invited to the Party

So the Treasury threw a party, or a press conference or something, and I was not invited.

Geez, it's not like I am against covering Treasury officials. I did, for example, breakdown Phil Swagel's skills as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.

And, it is not like I am not curious about the Treasury. I do want to know how many times Treasury Secretary Geithner's father met with President Obama's mother in Indonesia. I do want to know if Geithner's father was a CIA operative working Asia and if his influence helps in keeping Geithner in a position where he is way over his head. And I even want to know simple things like which businessmen were invited to Geithner's last dinner at the Treasury or exactly what did Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein contribute to the meetings when he was the only Wall Street exec invited to the AIG bailout meetings. So you see, I am curious about things surrounding the Treasury.

Perhaps "the invited ones" have better table manners than I do. In which case they should have asked the Treasury about the Fed. They asked the Treasury questions about the Treasury. When you want truth (and want to be polite), you ask the Treasury about the Fed, and you ask the Fed about the Treasury.

This is now, though, an opportunity lost. The party is over.

But, as Nouriel Roubini might tell us, the real action doesn't start until the party is over. The Treasury party is over, and I am real good at the after party game, invited or not. Stay tuned.