When did you suspect that Warren was going to get the position?

[ProSense]

WaPo, Sept. 2: Warren fuels speculation by dropping class

When fall classes began Wednesday at Harvard Law School, Elizabeth Warren was scheduled to be teaching contract law to first-year students. But something happened on the way to the chalkboard.

"I'm writing to let you know that Professor Jerry Frug will be teaching your Contracts class this term instead of Professor Elizabeth Warren," law school dean Martha Minow wrote to students on Tuesday, according to an e-mail obtained by The Washington Post. "Professor Warren regrets that she will not be able to teach you this fall and we regret the last minute change."

Last-minute change?

Cue up another round of speculation about whether President Obama is about to tap Warren to head the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

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She continued to teach fall classes in 2008 and 2009, even as she chaired the oversight panel, and the Harvard Law School Web site still lists her as teaching this semester - three days a week.

Now, think about that: Warren left Harvard.

[ProSense]

1. No comment? n/t

[AtomicKitten]

2. All along. Nobody knows this stuff mo' better than she. She owns it.

On edit: This was confirmed in my mind when she cleared the deck so to speak professionally.

[Cha]

3. I remember that..such

a good sign!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. When the loons started attacking Obama for not giving it to her.

[onehandle]

5. She's getting a position?

...temporary special advisor role... ...zzz...

At this rate she will be permanent in Obama's eighth year.

[ProSense]

6. The amount of handwringing over this is hilarious.

For weeks people have been screaming for the President to recess appoint Warren to an agency that has yet to be set up under the exact rules described in the law.

First, a recess appointment would have been up by the end of this Congress, effectively the end of this year (see Donald Berwick). Now that President Obama appointed Warren for a longer term, which gives him more flexibility and Warren more power, some people are unhappy.

[AtomicKitten]

7. Chris Hayes explained this quite nicely on Rachel tonight.

While it doesn't surprise me that you went immediately to your default position of the Democrats are out to get me, you clearly have no understanding of this. Inform yourself before you float the turd in the punch bowl next time, 'kay?

[POAS]

8. As soon as I read on DU that it would never happen!....n/t

[vaberella]

9. I'm not a conspiracy theory person. It was a gimme from the get-go.

People on DU just like drama.