Former Senator Phil Gramn (who is mentioned in the article). He has a PhD in economics, is a former professor, and used to humiliate democrats on the senate floor during debates, no one is going to be able to knock him.
There's also Jack Kemp, Steve Forbes, Martin Feldstein, Bruce Bartlet, Kudlow, Pat Toomey, you could also go old school, and have Milton Friendman, and Robert Mundell, and a pick of former supple side economists who have noble prizes and of course Arthur Laffer (another winner).
If Bush could utilize all the intelectual conservative talent out there for his Economic Team, it could and would surpass his national security team, and make it extremely hard for anyone in the democratic party to obstruct not to mention easily gain traction and support across the country.
From academia, Feldstein, Friedman, Mundell and Laffer are respectable people. The problem is that they may be too old. So is Prescott (2004 winner). Kydland is a Norwegian. Relatively young people include Ben Bernanke, or Barro. From pundits/former govs officials, Kemp, Bartlet, Toomey are good. But, like from academia, are they good 'politicans' and manager as well?
From some one who know and involve in market: Forbes and Kudlow. They're good, but perhaps a little bit too independent.
Now, we just need to think what kind of people we need for the four jobs...
Senator Gramn would be an excellent choice.
Kudlow and Forbes would be great pr men for the changes GW wants.
Keep Kemp out of there.