Remember last year, when not a day went by without people claiming Tim Geithner was getting fired and the White House had supposedly all but forced him to move into an office in the basement where the pipes leaked so that they could prepare the place for Jamie Dimon, who we were to believe was TG replacement? That died down for a bit, in part because Geithner’s pussy outreach program was pretty successful and also because he came in handy for pick-up games. Mostly, though, it was because Obama and Dimon’s relationship hit the skids and the President needed to find someone else to make Geithner worry about. Allegedly he has. And his name is Mike.
Is Mayor Bloomberg being wooed to join the Obama administration? 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.” Now there are whispers that the president went even further and sounded out Bloomberg about whether he would join his foundering economic team as treasury secretary, replacing prime blame-target Timothy Geithner.
Insiders say multibillionaire Bloomberg, who was on the short list for the gig in 2008, has the star power and credibililty to help Obama. “It’s been the focus of a lot of discussion,” said one Democrat. “He’s very well-liked and well-respected on Wall Street.”
Even more, a move to Washington would be a package deal for the mayor. His girlfriend, Diana Taylor, a former New York state banking superintendent, has been eyeing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chair since 2006, when it was rumored that the National Rifle Association scuttled her chances because of Bloomberg’s anti-gun stance. Current FDIC chair Sheila Bair’s term will be up next year.“It’s the proverbial cherry on the sundae,” a source says. “It’s all kind of pieced together.”
Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/white_house_flirts_with_mike_vhSHkgJStfQyIXZTdV6RYK#ixzz0yIkIjqn3
to be fair to everyone complaining, posting comments today has been about as easy as getting the senior discount on the fire island ferry when you (accidentally?) left your wallet back in boston, up some boy toy’s rectum.
If only Geithner had a spine… or maybe had passed the level 14 GS interview?
-Guy who’s become fairly indifferent.
If only we could dump the Lord Mayor Bloomberg on The One !
What a combination of outsized egos and nanny state devotees!
Look foot massages don’t mean shit.
He must have passed interview 14. He used to work there.
Reasons why this is the best idea ever:
(1) Every Bloomberg help-desk representative is giddy over the idea that Obama will Help-Help when he gets bored at 2am
(2) Mike pays his taxes. Way more than Tim
(3) Mike and Obama have the same stance on the mosque: constitutional
(4) A member of the tribe leading the Treasury will be sure to bring a new era of opulence and conspiracy-theorist/tea-party/Limbaugh outrage, two points
(5) New York tapwater has shellfish in it — if you’re gonna leave, the time to go is now
(6) The word on the street is that Bloomberg runs a mean poker game. The other word on the street is that Larry Summers sucks at poker. White house intrigue?
And replace him with who? You think Christine Quinn or Mark Green are LESS devoted to commie-liberal-nanny-statism than Bloomie?
Maybe he was wooed by the awesome family photos he saw in the background during the President’s address last night. Ive seen Senior pictures less embarassing than those were.
That’s why I keep my money in my sock.
-Ken Mehlman
Over/under on the (maybe) impending Bloomberg/Summers poker tourney?
I don’t know, depends on the type of foot massage – I’ve seen some strange videos.
He did not–he’s been in gov’t his whole life, which is why he considered taking the Citi job back before Pandit snagged it.
Round 14 is tough.
Why would this happen – Bloomberg just spent all that time, effort and MONEY to be Mayor for another term…
Why go to DC and watch the gov fuck up the economy even more. Bloomberg won’t be able to solve any of this.
How many times do you think you can swing and miss in one day?
Somebody needs to tell Obama that swinging a golf club should not use the same muscles as taking a jump shot. He’s not as bad as Charles Barkley, but he should stick to hoops.
Next to Charles Barkley, Bloomberg has the most cringe-inducing golf swing I’ve ever seen.
Excuse me?
-J. Furyk
What do we have? Two more hours?
Those were specifically chosen to accent the new OvalOffice™ collection from Crate & Barrel—premiered on TV last night and coming soon to a mall near you.
It is really only Furyk’s takeaway and backswing that is unconventional. He is one of the best, most-consistent ball-strikers on tour. Not cringe-inducing to me, but I could understand how it could be to someone more concerned with appearances.
bloomberg is fully aware that its obama is on his way out.the nitwits he has working for him will simply crawl back into their holes…
Easy fella, pmco is being sarcastic.
does barry really want to add to the doom and gloom of the great recession? it’s the economy stupid. who the hell is going to hire timmy g and buy his house? it’s bad enough he’s renting it below his carrying cost, now he’s going to add to the short sale/forclosure tally. seems the white house hates itself too!
RUkidding FTW. He groks me, he really groks me.