Reuters: Gutierrez seen as contender for Treasury secretary

[Eugene]

Gutierrez seen as contender for Treasury secretary
Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:15 PM ET

By Caren Bohan and Glenn Somerville

WASHINGTON, April 21 (Reuters) - Administration insider Carlos Gutierrez has emerged
as a potential candidate to replace U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow, who is widely
expected to leave his post in the next couple of months.

Gutierrez, President George W. Bush's Commerce secretary since February 2005, is seen
within the administration as a "creative, fresh thinker" who would bring business acumen
to the Treasury job, one former administration official said.

A Gutierrez candidacy might be a long-shot one since several Republicans have said the Bush
administration wants a Wall Street figure to help boost the Treasury chief's profile.

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But several Republicans said the White House was having difficulty enticing such candidates,
with fewer than three years left in Bush's term and a widespread perception that the power
of the Treasury had dwindled under this administration.

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Full article: http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=bondsNews&storyID=2006-04-21T211626Z_01_N21337789_RTRIDST_0_BUSH-STAFF.XML

[cpousnret]

1. you can bet that

anyone that replaces a member of the bush administration will be an insider by the decider.there seems to be some similarities between bush administration and huey long`s,in order to get hired you must first sign a letter of resignation thats not dated.bush has said that there is nothing wrong with a dictator.