
So I've put him in charge of an economic advisory panel, and he's a smart guy, and he gave me lots of good advice during the campaign, but man oh man -- the dude is 81 years old, and when you sit down with him in person, well, you know that odor you get in a nursing home, that's like a mix of stale pee and flaky skin? Larry Summers says he'll work with Volcker, but he'd prefer to do it over the phone, and if they have to meet in person he's going to insist on keeping a window open. I didn't tell Larry, but Volcker's condition about Larry was that he'd work with Larry but only if he didn't have to watch Larry eat. I've seen this, and frankly I don't blame Volcker. There's food spraying everywhere, pieces falling out his mouth, sauce all over his tie. Not pretty. His Secret Service code name is Purell. I swear to God. Volcker's code name is Magoo. You'd never know it from looking at them, but those Secret Service guys are funny little pricks.
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