Robert Scheer on Why Obama Shouldn't Pick Lawrence Summers

By TruthDig

November 7, 2008

Lawrence Summers at the World Economic Forum Flickr

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Lawrence Summers at the World Economic Forum

Barack Obama is rumored to favor Lawrence Summers as his treasury secretary. That's a terrible choice, says Robert Scheer, if the president-elect is at all concerned about the financial meltdown. Listen to his thoughts on Summers here.

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