Anybody else want to see Eliot Spitzer as Treasury Secretary?

rurallib

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Mon Nov-23-09 10:11 AM
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Anybody else want to see Eliot Spitzer as Treasury Secretary?

I was watching an address by Spitzer on CSPAN over the weekend and my mind wandered to think how nice it would be to have someone at treasury who wasn't a Wall Street toady.

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brooklynite

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Mon Nov-23-09 10:12 AM
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1. Course, it might be nice to have someone who knows about finances, not just crime...

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Buzz Clik

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Mon Nov-23-09 10:13 AM
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6. Experience is the best teacher.

And he's self-taught.

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brooklynite

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Mon Nov-23-09 10:19 AM
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12. Setting aside the "Client #9" stuff...

Edited on Mon Nov-23-09 10:19 AM by brooklynite

his experience as AG didn't help much during his term as Governor...

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MNDemNY

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Mon Nov-23-09 10:12 AM
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2. With or without whore-mongering?

:shrug:

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Buzz Clik

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Mon Nov-23-09 10:13 AM
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3. Well, there wouldn't be any question about his morals.

... or lack thereof.

No. Spitzer would be a hideous choice.

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marmar

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Mon Nov-23-09 10:13 AM
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4. Robert Reich ..... or Dean Baker.

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rucky

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Mon Nov-23-09 10:15 AM
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8. great minds think alike!

(see below) & be sure to congratulate the Cleveland Browns for winning the Toilet Bowl by losing to the Lions!

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marmar

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Mon Nov-23-09 10:16 AM
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10. Somebody had to win that game.....

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rucky

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Mon Nov-23-09 10:13 AM
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5. Love Spitz.

But can I nominate Robert Reich for Geithner's position & he can appoint Spitz to replace Summers?

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cbdo2007

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Mon Nov-23-09 10:14 AM
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7. No, I'd rather have someone trustworthy in there.

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Ed76638

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Mon Nov-23-09 10:16 AM
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9. YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS

That's exactly what I would do if I ruled America. Plus, he could have all the prostitutes he wants.

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HuckleB

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Mon Nov-23-09 10:16 AM
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11. No.

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TreasonousBastard

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Mon Nov-23-09 10:22 AM
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13. How soon one forgets Spitzer suddenly...

kissing up to Wall Street the day he decided to run for Governor.

(I don't have such a big problem with New York politicians kissing up to the largest industry in New York, or even paying to get laid, but I can't take seriously any suggestion one who does both, and knows little about economics or finance, should get such a job.)

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FarCenter

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Mon Nov-23-09 10:26 AM
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14. You need someone who knows how global finance actually works

Not a lawyer or an economist.

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Buzz Clik

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Mon Nov-23-09 10:42 AM
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17. His expertise is limited to interstate commerce, and only in one "trade"

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invictus

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Mon Nov-23-09 10:32 AM
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15. NO! Spit zer is a creep.

Edited on Mon Nov-23-09 10:33 AM by invictus

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WI_DEM

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Mon Nov-23-09 10:34 AM
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16. He couldn't be confirmed.

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Sebastian Doyle

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Mon Nov-23-09 10:47 AM
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18. Economics aren't really Spitzer's area.

Though I would support putting him in at Attorney General, because I don't think Eric Holder is going to go after those criminal bastards.

If Spitzer actually got some of these Goddam Sucks criminals convicted, I'd start a fund raiser to buy him all the hookers he wanted.

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