[deport]

New Bush Team Won't End Turmoil at Treasury; more Treasury officials prepare to leave...

Former Goldman Sachs chairman Stephen Friedman is poised to take Lindsey's job, sources said. Friedman won praise from Jon Corzine, a Democratic senator for New Jersey and himself a former chief of Goldman Sachs, who said: "I think Steve Friedman's a very capable man. He is intellectually disciplined about how he approaches problems."

There was speculation that Don Evans, the president's friend and the current Commerce Secretary, could be picked for the Treasury's top job. He has indicated he wants it, according to Republican sources.

The shopping list includes other names such as Gerald Parsky, a California financier and lawyer; former Rep. Bill Archer of Texas, the former chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, and discount brokerage founder Charles Schwab, among others. [end snip]

[KQQL]

It's Ben Stein

[woofie]

I was hoping it would be John Baresfoot Tipton....

[EternalVigilance]

Sorry, my # 11 was meant for you.

I like Archer alot, but Don Evans is a great guy...can't get much closer to the President either. There can be no doubt about whose policies would be being implemented with Mr. Evans.

But Parsky would certainly be a highly unpopular choice throughout the GOP...he has hardly made himself dear to our friends in CA.

[Hermann the Cherusker]

Former Goldman Sachs chairman Stephen Friedman

Another Wall Street Butt-boy like Rubin. Imagine that.

[Carry_Okie]

Charles Schwab would be a wonderful choice. He is a man of unimpeachable integrity. Parsky is a backstabbing scumbag. I don't know Archer.

[OldFriend]

As usual the so called conventional wisdom of the media was WRONG.........

Paying attention to their rank speculation is a waste of time.