Obama considers Republican for one of two seats on Fed

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/obama-considers-republican-for-one-of-two-seats-on-fed/2011/08/12/gIQAZlPwBJ_story.html

The White House is looking at Jeremy Stein, a Harvard economist, and Richard Clarida, of Columbia University and the bond investment firm Pimco, to fill two vacant slots on the seven-member Fed Board of Governors. Clarida served in George W. Bush’s Treasury Department as an assistant secretary. Stein did a brief stint at Treasury under Obama.

Key players shaping economic policy during the Obama administration @ http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/key-players-shaping-economic-policy-during-the-obama-administration/2010/08/26/AFQjr5aG_gallery.html#photo=10

**Opinion**

Hmm, a Republican? And one that served under Bush's administration!? Also, there sure has been a lot of shuffling of positions for those involved with the nation's economic policies.