TaftFan
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Remember when Rand was asked who he wold pick as Fed chairman? He couldn't pick a living person. His first choice was Hayek, followed by Friedman. Ok, both would definitely be upgrades, but they represent different schools of thought. There is nothing wrong with that if he wants to transition from one to another, but he ought to make that clear.
Let's be serious here. It won't be Ron Paul. It won't be Judge Napolitano or Jesse Ventura (Yes, I guarantee someone would bring them up, its like a law of nature).
There are pretty much three areas from which a likely candidate would come from: academia, the banking industry, and from government.
And the candidate cannot just be anyone. They have to be credible enough to make it through confirmation.
Here are my top 3 choices:
1-David Stockman: Former Congressman (1977-1981) and Director of the OMB (1981-1985)
2-John Allison: Former CEO of BB&T (1989-2008)
3-Larry White: Professor at George Mason University
Honestly, I have a feeling only the first two could make it past confirmation, but I could be wrong. I give White the benefit of the doubt because he is a smooth talker. A lot of the Austrians and free bankers (ie. Salerno, Selgin) are too bombastic to be picked.
If you noticed Jim Grant was missing, that is because I don't think he will be viewed credible enough. That, and his tendency to talk in allusions and not examples, would probably do him in.
Let's be serious here. It won't be Ron Paul. It won't be Judge Napolitano or Jesse Ventura (Yes, I guarantee someone would bring them up, its like a law of nature).
There are pretty much three areas from which a likely candidate would come from: academia, the banking industry, and from government.
And the candidate cannot just be anyone. They have to be credible enough to make it through confirmation.
Here are my top 3 choices:
1-David Stockman: Former Congressman (1977-1981) and Director of the OMB (1981-1985)
2-John Allison: Former CEO of BB&T (1989-2008)
3-Larry White: Professor at George Mason University
Honestly, I have a feeling only the first two could make it past confirmation, but I could be wrong. I give White the benefit of the doubt because he is a smooth talker. A lot of the Austrians and free bankers (ie. Salerno, Selgin) are too bombastic to be picked.
If you noticed Jim Grant was missing, that is because I don't think he will be viewed credible enough. That, and his tendency to talk in allusions and not examples, would probably do him in.
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