Mayor Bloomberg Is Apparently Being Floated As Tim Geithner's Replacement

Business Insider ^ | 09/01/2010 | Business Insider

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

Apparently New York's Mayor Bloomberg was on the short list to be named Secretary Treasurer back in 2008, and now the White House is revisiting the idea.

From the NYPost:

"It's been the focus of a lot of discussion," said one Democrat. "He's very well-liked and well-respected on Wall Street."

At least the second half is probably true.

The roots of this rumor are in Martha's Vineyard.

Asked about last weekend's four-hour golf game with President Obama on Martha's Vineyard, Bloomberg told reporters yesterday, "The economy was the main subject, other than discussing golf."

[Dallas59]

He knows all about 25 cents...

[onedoug]

Yeah. A sinking ship.... Ah, you know the rest.

[Dryman]

Hence his conversion to Islam.

[Steelers6]

From the Frying pan into the fire.

[Sarah Barracuda]

I always knew that somehow he had been bought off and that is why he was SO in favor of this mosque. Just follow the money people, just follow the money

[Jim Noble]

Good riddance

[ought-six]

ObaMao will try to say that he is a bipartisan president because he is tapping a faux Republican (now an Independent) for his cabinet. That won’t fly, because Bloomberg is almost as far to the left as ObaMao himself.

[mia]

It’s more like, he’s protecting his investments in Dubai and that the reason he’s backing the Mosque. People in New York need to realize his Muslim support is for his own profit, not theirs.

[TheClintons-STILLAnti-American]

Interchangeable self-righteous idiots.

[Dryman]

Isn’t that the same thing?

[blackbart.223]

"Yeah. A sinking ship.... Ah, you know the rest."

I hope Obama takes Bloomberg on as staff. Bloomberg is as popular as a dose of the clap at present.

[freespirited]

Apparently New York's Mayor Bloomberg was on the short list to be named Secretary Treasurer back in 2008

We dont want him anywhere near Virginia.

[Hunton Peck]

Secretary Treasurer

Is that a cabinet post or an office in the local Kiwanis Club chapter?

[Jack Hammer]

And while on the subject of moving from (very) bad to (much, much) worse....

[nmh]

Ah, so that was why Obama was plotting with him on the golf course during his latest vacation.

[nmh]

Who would replace Bloomburg?

[Political Junkie Too]

Who would replace Bloomburg?

I vote for Charles Barron! New York needs another slap-happy mayor.

-PJ

[nmh]

Wouldn’t the governor appoint someone?

Governor Paterson is a moron!

[bronxville]

Gov Paterson isn’t one of them which makes him okay in my book.