Politics | car czar Obama Should Draft Krugman NYT columnist would do a lot better than Geithner and Summers By Nick McMaster Posted Feb 19, 2009 3:11 PM CST Copied Chief economic adviser Larry Summers listens as President Barack Obama, not pictured, speaks to reporters during a meeting about the economy with Congressional leaders, Friday, Jan. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Barack Obama’s economic team so far has failed to inspire confidence, writes Steven Stark for the Boston Phoenix. Instead of Geithner and Summer, Obama should pick a new man to lead the charge on the financial crisis: Appoint Paul Krugram, Nobel laureate and economics columnist for the New York Times, as top economic adviser. Krugman is, unlike Geithner and Summers, untainted by a deregulatory past or ties to prominent bankers. His columns give “coherent and dramatic policy” recommendations, Stark writes, and he is a sharp, articulate communicator—while Summers and Geithner are both prone to putting their foot in their mouths. If appointed, Krugman could craft a user-friendly narrative of the financial crisis, helping the administration immensely in its efforts to sell the American people on a solution. Read These Next The Air Force has changed its tune on Ashli Babbitt. Open that wallet big time for a trip to Disney, if you can afford it. Minneapolis shooter had a plan—and grievances. A 'tense' clash with RFK Jr. led to CDC chief's trouble. Report an error