Obama Tip: Ben Bernanke Gone in 2010 in Favor of Larry Summers?
By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers.
He hasn't even taken office yet and the rumors about President-elect's musical chairs are starting. The latest: That Obama won't reappoint Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke in 2010 and will instead put his economic czar Larry Summers in the powerful post. Financial industry sources close to the Obama campaign say that it's more about the new prez wanting to reward Summers for his efforts so far than any punishment of Bernanke, who gets applause in Democratic circles for moving aggressively to reverse the credit crunch and recession. Summers should be a natural for the post, having served as a treasury secretary under former President Clinton and also as president of Harvard University. "It's a big rumor in the financial world," says a source. Others, however, suggest that the transition team is focused solely on fielding the new president's team, not already looking at who to sub in two years from now. Should the rumor come true, it would also be good news for Jason Furman. He will be Summers's No. 2 on the National Economic Council.
Tags: Barack Obama | Ben Bernanke | Larry Summers
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Recycle bubble economy proponents
Summers was head of the treasury during the Internet Bubble in Bubble 1. So it appears the current plan is for the US Government to be Bubble 3.0.
where is the money?
"for moving aggressively to reverse the credit crunch and recession."
Even though he will not show us exactly WHERE all that money has gone.
I want to know why in the hell Congress did not have the good sense to put some rules in place before giving this clown access to all that money.
BEFORE he is replaced, we need to know where the money went.
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