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Romer Rumored to Be Resigning

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Christina Romer, who heads up Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, is exiting the White House, the National Journal’s Hotline On Call blog reported Thursday, and her rumored reasons for leaving have something to do with one Larry Summers and his continuing hold on the president. —KA

Hotline On Call in the National Journal:

“She has been frustrated,” a source with insight into the WH economics team said. “She doesn’t feel that she has a direct line to the president. She would be giving different advice than Larry Summers [director of the National Economic Council], who does have a direct line to the president.”

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By vlad, August 6, 2010 at 6:36 am Link to this comment
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If Obama, the stealth Republican, had sided with the people over Wall St. the Republican Party would have been defeated for a generation. With Geithner and Summers he resuscitated the Repugs. Amazing, just amazing.

And now he’s attacking the true Dems, Rangel and Waters. Amazing, just amazing.

Obama is one of the biggest frauds ever perpetrated on the American people.

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By ejreed, August 5, 2010 at 9:52 pm Link to this comment

Wonder if this will effect whether Elizabeth Warren will be chosen for the new consumer post? Here is an interesting video interview with Romer from February…..it is fascinating to watch her defend something that she did not believe in…..
http://www.newslook.com/videos/187119-romer-assesses-new-bipartisan-jobs-bill-in-senate

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By wildflower, August 5, 2010 at 7:54 pm Link to this comment

No surprise here . . . Summers does have an attitude toward women. Unfortunately, he is the one who should be leaving – the sooner, the better.

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