Comedy Gold
by digby
Yesterday a bunch of us were joking about Jamie Dimon becoming the new treasury secretary when Timothy Geithner departs. It was a lot of fun. Hahaha, how ridiculous would that be?
And then today, this, from Politico:
Possible replacements to be President Barack Obama’s top economic adviser, according to a senior administration official, include Erskine Bowles, White House chief of staff under President Bill Clinton, and Roger Altman, a prominent investment banker and former deputy Treasury secretary.
Jamie Dimon, chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, is considered a strong dark-horse candidate.Dimon has said he is not interested in public office but many on Wall Street believe he would accept the job if asked by Obama. But the White House will have to decide whether Dimon, who leads the most successful bank in the U.S., is too closely aligned with Wall Street.
Now that’s funny.
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