[Kansas58]

I do not disagree, but -— something else is playing here as well:

What if Geitner got canned -—

And NOBODY ELSE would take the job?

Think it through, the public is on a mad frenzy, populist, even mindless outrage is palpable out there, and we have a Marxist, an Incompetent Marxist, as President trying to do what is impossible: Spend and borrow our way to prosperity!

So, what SMART economist or MBA or executive ANYWHERE would take this job?

Geitner can't even fill his own staff right now.

So, Obama is worried about the embarrassment of having to hire a 3rd or 4th string light weight, since nobody in the top tier of talent will get NEAR this job!

[ari-freedom]

not only that but the liberals won’t let anyone from ‘evil’ wall street even if they are willing to take this job and have no tax problems

[BusterBear]

And NOBODY ELSE would take the job?

Michael Bloomberg is bucking for the job. Every other word he utters is a suck-up to Obama.

[CriticalJ]

I have noticed a reluctance of potential workers not willing to hitch their future to the Obama machine. They can tell it would be a bad career move.