Your Next Treasury Secretary?
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Jacob Lew
Cons: Lacks what many would consider an extensive business background.
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Erskine Bowles
Cons: Has been widely
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Larry Fink
Cons: May be too closely associated with the Wall Street crowd … and Geithner, whom Fink has regularly
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Sheila Bair
Cons: Unabashed criticism of Geithner – and by extension the Obama administration – also makes her an unlikely pick.
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Eliot Spitzer
Cons: No financial background; reputational risk, the reason he stepped down as New York governor.
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Warren Buffett
Cons: His name has been bantered around before (by
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Mitt Romney
Cons: May be a bit too much of a bipartisan olive branch; per a reader’s tweet, Romney’s views “are totally opposite” the President’s.
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Michael Bloomberg
Cons: Personal wealth represents a conflict of interest; rumored to have trouble playing nice with others.
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Nate Silver
Cons: Lacks political experience or demonstrated interest in the job; may have trouble appealing to both parties.
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Mark Carney
Cons: Not born in the U.S.; per the same reader, “How'd that guy Alexander Hamilton work out?”
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Big Bird
Con: Might ruffle some feathers.