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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPaul Krugman on Jack Lew
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-moyers/watch-paul-krugman-on-jac_b_2450500.htmlThe Secretary of the Treasury is not now going to be somebody who does deep thinking about the economy. There are people the president can call on for that, including outside economists, including Joe Stiglitz... including myself," Krugman tells Bill.
"What the president needs right now is a hard-nosed negotiator. And rumor has it that's what he's got."
pnwmom
(108,978 posts)calimary
(81,267 posts)Cha
(297,240 posts)That's what I've hearing, too.. about the.. "hard-nosed negotiator".
freshwest
(53,661 posts)bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)Every president has weaknesses, and negotiating skills are certainly this president's soft spot.
1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)for the Obama Administration in 2010 and 2011, when we were running around talking about "President Obama is a weak negotiator" and "Is the worst negotiator ever"?
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)RC
(25,592 posts)If not, it's a short list.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)I'm pleased with this pick.
bluestate10
(10,942 posts)closeupready
(29,503 posts)he won't work - he doodles his signature. I mean, we'd have to look at that on our dollar bills!!11!!
Jennicut
(25,415 posts)I love the fact that his signature is essentially scribbles. I am not alone in my horrible handwriting skills. I prefer typing to writing.
sheshe2
(83,770 posts)Hekate
(90,690 posts)That's a man whose opinion I respect very much.
ReRe
(10,597 posts)... he's good enough for me! I did get to see the full presser introduction of Lew today. It was really allot of fun. Many laughs, especially about his signature. He got a good round of applause, seemed like a full minute to me. Thanks Mass for Krugman's words...
Mass
(27,315 posts)Lew only spent three years on Wall Street. He does not know the beast.
Not surprising from Wall Street who would prefer a guy that is part of the pack. More surprising from the left, but it seems to be that he is not interested in Wall Street, so he wont try to change it.
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)Mass
(27,315 posts)bluestate10
(10,942 posts)social programs. Republicans hate Lew so much because he has been a proven fighter for social justice.
mountain grammy
(26,621 posts)pam4water
(2,916 posts)Curmudgeoness
(18,219 posts)I was concerned with this pick, but Krugman knows much more than I do. I bow to his knowledge and experience.