Everything depends on the public’s reaction come Wednesday, Jen.  The new administration is taking a risk here, similar to the one the Clinton administration took in 1992 with Zoe Baird.  Even after learning of Baird’s nanny problem, the Clinton team decided to move ahead with hearings and it wasn’t until those hearings generated public disapproval that the nomination went down.

The fact that the Obama team hasn’t pulled the plug yet doesn’t mean that they won’t if the public outcry is loud and sustained. So far, we haven’t seen much outrage from ordinary Americans, but then the media haven’t exactly given the story the kind of coverage that might generate indignation either. And the Republicans aren’t eager to look like spoilers.

When the satellite trucks camp outside Geithner’s doorstep, we’ll know he’s in trouble.  Until then, “I dunno” might be his best bet.