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FBN's Charlie Gasparino on the White House's shortlist of possible replacements for Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner.
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A lot of I went to -- I problem I would cotton this Jimmy choose fact they have come out and hot well I'll tell you -- -- to Lori their thank you major Wall Street insider wants to replace.
One Tim Geithner as the country's second Treasury Secretary but who is it would we have a short -- your Bill -- And its constituencies in the White House what you to see this now for like less than a year.
He's itching to be Treasury Secretary now usually this out Tim Geithner is probably not going anywhere for another.
-- until the -- if if global until the until 2012 when he's -- -- Obama gets reelected.
He'll be out the question is who's gonna replace him after that there is Fox Business Network has known as learned.
A short list on that shortlist the usual candidates Roger Altman evercore Larry -- very people guide BlackRock.
But emerged recently.
As the highest on that shortlist is Bill -- the chief of staff for obvious reasons number one you want to do something else he's been blocked he's complaining.
To Wall Street people but He does have as much influence with the president Valerie Jarrett a senior advisor still has the president's ear you know -- -- chief of staff.
On major issues and -- a -- he's been leading the charge on this new jobs program the -- is -- -- -- I.
He's so he's uncomfortable little agitated at this job and he's always said He wants to be Treasury Secretary and -- we that we understand he's telling senior Wall Street people were telling us.
But he's making this move -- making his move -- that make it known that that's the job He wants He wants in 2012.
Or Geithner you know has a change of heart steps down tomorrow which is highly and like we keep unit I don't.
Is gonna fulfilled the next year and asked to stay at the job but bill Daley is the guy that if Obama gets reelected.
And that's a big if -- poll numbers down you know who knows what's gonna happen in the in the long time I think it's it's fifteen months between now and then.
But if that does happen look for daily to be Treasury Secretary and He has the inside track and I could have -- can happen in two years background flesh that out for viewers awfully hot -- well listen.
Bill -- is from the Chicago -- family right father and brother.
Where with the mayor of Chicago he's He was commerce secretary on the on the Bill Clinton he's considered a -- it's very business friendly been making speeches recently.
To the business community saying that the you know trying to change Obama administration sort of image with the business.
And then having to -- -- JP -- -- -- -- Valerie Jarrett -- who I speak to a lot of CEOs who say Valerie called me to congratulate me out on my earnings that's that's great but that I get the sense from them that they say while they appreciate that.
I don't think she has a sense of right -- means to run a -- can't act actually and bill Daley has gone further than that would with the business community he's actually gone out there and said.
Yes some of these regulations -- stupid some of the stuff we need to change he's actually said that in speeches.
Now whether that trend I was not a treasury effect I don't know what you want someone -- some sort of clue about the business community in the Treasury Department you know they're gonna be -- Was it what's the ultimate job with the Treasury Secretary the nation's finances at home -- do some jobs.
Are lots of its here in -- but clearly the big big big big news is there is still a short list out there a possible successors to Geithner.
Geithner is likely to stay but if He would go now.
I'm Larry Fink up there -- Roger Altman.
And you have bill be like the top we should point out as an addendum Jamie Dimon sources have told the fox does that work.
As what you told us that told the White House I want no part of this so he's not on that -- and a -- he's done He should be should be a big X.
-- -- to set -- a product are a very good Charlie thank you very my.
