More on Republicans voting for Geithner

I am frustrated even more after reading some info posted on Michelle Malkin's site. She has comments from some of the Republicans who jumped ship. This was in committee, prior to the big vote last night.

Senate Finance Committee Geithner vote 18-5: Meet your B.O. Republicans
By Michelle Malkin
I’m in between flights home after a quick NYC trip. The Geithner Senate Finance Committee vote is over. He sailed through despite his “tax goofs” and legal “trivialities.”
http://michellemalkin.com/2009/01/22/senate-finance-committee-geithner-vote-18-5-meet-your-bo-republicans/

“I’m not sure he comes from where I come from, but he’s the president’s nominee,” said Senator Mike Crapo, Republican of Idaho.

Senator Orrin G. Hatch, Republican of Utah, said he was sure Mr. Geithner was “a person of great integrity, even though he’s made these mistakes,” an allusion to the back-taxes issue. Mr. Hatch praised Mr. Geithner as “non-ideological, which to me is very important.”

Senator John Cornyn, Republican of Texas, said he was “willing to give Mr. Geithner the benefit of the doubt” on his tax mistakes. But, he added pointedly, he was not willing to give the benefit of the doubt to the so-called “masters of the universe,” apparently meaning the once-mighty Wall Street figures who have borne much of the blame for the current economic troubles.

I have heard this same rhetoric from Democrats when they try to cover for someone with questionable ethics. I was truly surprised to see some of the names on the Republican yes list. Some, like Snowe, didn't surprise me at all.