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I'm not sure it was the wisest move in the world for Obama to appoint a JP Morgan banker as his chief of staff.

Posted by Loyola Jan 6 '11, 13:38

Seems like he's setting himself up come the election to be painted by the other side as a puppet of Wall St.

Just an observation. I had O pegged as shrewder than that.

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(spoiler) - stewie Jan 6, 13:53 1
- I don't doubt it, but for electoral purposes you expect a semblance of effort in political appointments to at least disguise that fact. -- nm - Loyola Jan 6, 13:56
Watch Inside Job -- nm - con_carne Jan 6, 13:51
why should 2011 be any different from the first two years? -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 13:48
keep something something closer. -- nm - Amy Jan 6, 13:43 3
- I'm not really sold on the idea that Wall Street is Obama's enimienimeinemy. After all, they're the ones who not only started the fire but were first - Qale Jan 6, 13:56 2
  - they certainly loved giving him money to run for president -- nm - y kant pixie read Jan 6, 13:57 1
    - Well, I believe they gave plenty of money to both parties, as usual. -- nm - Qale Jan 6, 14:25
he knows where the money is buried -- nm - zeitgeist Jan 6, 13:43

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I'm not sure it was the wisest move in the world for Obama to appoint a JP Morgan banker as his chief of staff.

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