If Geithner leaves in the "foreseeable future" - sooner rather than later -

[sad sally]

which Goldman alumni would take his place? Is this another balloon float? If he can't help move debt ceiling talks, does the President view him as a liability?

On NBC, Geithner acknowledged that he is contemplating leaving his position before the end of Obama's first term. He said he will be in office for the “foreseeable future”, but would not say he will stay for the first term.

Back in May when there were rumors of him leaving, two names that were floated were former White House chief of staff, Erskine Bowles, and the current chief of staff William M. Daley.

[QC]

1. Lloyd Blankfein?

Why not cut out the middleman and go straight to the source?

[DJ13]

2. Not Goldman, JP Morgan Chase this time

Jamie Dimon has been talked about.

Though why anyone would leave a multi million position to take one that pays 1/10th as much (or why that shouldnt set off alarms about corruption) is beyond me.

[sad sally]

3. Let's see.

First, you can rewrite - streamline - treasury regulations.

Second, it's a lot shorter walk to the discount window to pickup piles of almost free cash, which can be used to buy T-bills and bonds that have a guaranteed interest of 3% or so, and by rewriting regulations, a fast-talking treasury secretary with a strong banking background and several influential congresspeople at their beck and call, they could probably make anything they wanted to do/screw the taxpayers legal.

[PoliticAverse]

4. Because it's easier to 'loot the Treasury' if you are part of it?... n/t

[RaleighNCDUer]

5. For the same reason that Cheney left Haliburton -

to take a low paying job that allows you to make a lot of friends extremely wealthy - which they won't forget.

[OHdem10]

6. How about Jamie Dimon (Diamond) . I have heard his name

mentioned and that he is interested. It was like
a side comment on a talk show a while back.

[chill_wind]

7. Here's a few with links

http://upload.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=1395252&mesg_id=1395782

and large grains of salt.