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rachel1

(538 posts) Thu Jan 10, 2013, 08:41 PM Jan 2013

Is Obama's Treasury Nominee A Big Bank Crony?

"President Obama recently said he would love to hire a top executive into his administration. But for the job of Treasury secretary, he didn't pick a corporate executive, a famous economist or a former politician — he has decided to tap a trusted adviser, White House Chief of Staff Jacob Lew, an expert on the nation's ongoing budget wars."*

*Read more from Zachary A. Goldfarb, Jim Tankersley and Chris Cillizza/ Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/obama-to-name-lew-treasury-secretary/2013/01/09/d6b91204-5a6b-11e2-88d0-c4cf65c3ad15_story.html

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Is Obama's Treasury Nominee A Big Bank Crony? (Original Post) rachel1 Jan 2013 OP

Was Tim? orpupilofnature57 Jan 2013 #1

Here we go again,all out push Wellstone ruled Jan 2013 #2

Lew did spend a year as a bankster ... GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #3

*Sigh* Unknown Beatle Jan 2013 #4

We The People are totally fucked. nm rhett o rick Jan 2013 #5

orpupilofnature57

(15,472 posts)

1. Was Tim?

Reply to rachel1 (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 08:43 PM

Jan 2013

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

2. Here we go again,all out push

Reply to rachel1 (Original post)

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 08:44 PM

Jan 2013

by the Rethugs to discredit a appointee. New day and the expected results come from one of the most ignorant news rags in D.C.. Stupid is what Stupid does.