Who should be Treasury Secretary?

[SuperTrouper]

[CTyankee]

1. I voted other.

Reich won't be trusted by progressives on Wall St. because he'll be perceived as too liberal. Summers has real baggage and is a slob. Krugman is an academic and I love him, but just because he has the right ideas, he might not be the right manager.

there are others also being considered. Let's look around further.

[Pryderi]

3. We're already nationalizing industries. Let's go with Reich. n/t

[CTyankee]

7. From that point of view then, yes of course by all means have Reich.

I like the guy. I just don't want anybody put up there to fail...

[SuperTrouper]

2. This will probably be Obama's most important pick for the Cabinet since the economy is in deep doodo

[slackmaster]

4. Other

The Other Buffet.

[Buzz Clik]

5. Scrooge McDuck

[crazylikafox]

6. Paul Volker

He turned things around the last time & I think he would instill confidence in the markets. He's very old, but he could take it on for the first 2 years or so.

[On the Road]

8. I Was Crucified Recently for Speaking Well of Volcker

but what people forget is that after he wrung out double-digit inflation, he pursued a very stimulative policy.

I'm not sure he's the ideal choice -- there may be a lot of good candidates who are not public names -- but there is no one in the mix now who can instill greater confidence.

[SuperTrouper]

9. Volcker may end up a caretaker 2-year Secreatry before handing the reins over to an Obamaite.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

10. I think

that Forkboy should be Treasurer - I know we would all get free beer. :P

[Sebastian Doyle]

11. Robert Reich

Enough of the predatory capitalist trickle down bullshit.

You want to know what the real definition of "trickle down" is?

Watch that video of Moosealini at the turkey farm from yesterday. Guess who's Wall Street and who's the turkey?

[Bravo Zulu]

12. Jim Cramer

[Phoonzang]

13. I think Andrew Ryan would make a great TS.

He's got some truly big ideas about how to run an economy.