Who should replace Geithner?

[Ken Burch]

He SAID he's gonna go...so can we get a non-1%er in his job THIS time?

Post your suggestions here.

[Tansy_Gold]

1. me. n/t

[Angry Dragon]

14. I will vote for you

[closeupready]

2. Krugman.

[AnnieBW]

25. +1

Definitely Krugman!

[Anthony McCarthy]

3. Whoever it is, I hope Warren gets to question them

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. I'd love Krugman or Reich....

[TDale313]

5. Paul Krugman

But sadly that'll never happen.

[fleur-de-lisa]

6. Reich.

[Beowulf]

7. I fear

it will be Jamie Dimon

[hifiguy]

8. Stiglitz, Reich or Krugman would make my dreams

come true.

[limpyhobbler]

12. I like this idea.

Not exactly to make dreams come true, but any one of these would be awesome.

http://www.salon.com/2012/08/14/krugman_for_treasury/

[truedelphi]

9. Let's have the guy who helped run the House Oversight Committee

On Financial Matters - Dennis Kucinich.

As far as I am concerned, the President still owes him for all the policy talking points he borrowed from Dennis back when he was campaigning in Wisconsin, Oct 2008

[Ken Burch]

11. Great idea...bring back The Kooch!

Or...put some confirmation-bait figurehead in the Geithner's job, and bring Dennis in as "Economic Justice Czar"!

[DCKit]

10. Oscar the Grouch.Dude knows what's going on on the ground. nt

[limpyhobbler]

13. How about Barney Frank? He was chairman of the House Financial Services Commitee.

[Demeter]

15. NO!

Barney Frank would be worse than Geithner.

[limpyhobbler]

16. oopsies,

just throwing some ideas around

[srican69]

17. I am sorry folks ... it has to be another Banker.

Krugman is an economist and could possibly be the chair of the Federal Reserve ... but the treasury sec. has to be some one who know the nuts and bolts of the system.

Think of it this way - you need someone to maintain your car. The person you need is a mechanic - not an engineer who can design engines.

[Demeter]

18. For your information, Geithner is NOT a Banker

Never was, probably never will be.

He is an economic hit man.

[JackRiddler]

19. The head of the New York Federal Reserve qualifies as a banker.

And an economic hit man, of course.

[Live and Learn]

21. Why would anyone want a banker in charge? Might as well go with a used car salesman.

I don't think bankers possess any knowledge or skills that your average economist wouldn't possess.

[Live and Learn]

20. Has to be someone extremely bright and highly ethical with an economic background

and a spine of steel. Gotta be Krugman.

[BOG PERSON]

22. some evil nerd

who went to the best school, and goes on hot dates, and gets invited to the best cocaine orgies,

[tarheelsunc]

23. Definitely Krugman.

[dsc]

24. I would love to see Barney Frank

but he is unlikely. Krugman would be great.

[Prometheus Bound]

26. Why, Ron Paul, of course!

[dem4ward]

27. Someone with no ties to wallstreet or the big banks! SHIT!

[Jack Rabbit]

28. Krugman or Reich

Both should be part of a new economics team made up principally of reformers, not Wall Street establishmentarians.

[former-republican]

31. Why Krugman?

He is one of the biggest advocates for free trade is he not?

[former-republican]

29. Someone who was 100% against the bailouts

[Incitatus]

30. Paul Ryan

is the last person I would want. How about Krugman?