Economy Audio Robert Scheer on Why Obama Shouldn’t Pick Lawrence SummersRobert Scheer on Why Obama Shouldn’t Pick Lawrence SummersRobert Scheer explains why Lawrence Summers would be a bad choice as Treasury Secretary for President-Elect Obama. By TruthDig November 7, 2008 fb tw mail Print msg wa sms Bookmark November 7, 2008 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.