FDIC’s Sheila Bair: the toughest chairman in D.C.?

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Oct. 28, 2009

If you read David Wessel’s book “In Fed We Trust” you get the idea that FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair is proud to be the toughest person in the Washington intersection of politics and fiscal policy. As the 106th bank failure in 2009 was recorded last week, Bair needs to be tough to weather the biggest banking crisis in 20 years. Also a key player in financial regulation reform, Bair has been a fierce advocate for the average consumer and mortgage holder to receive more government protection—will she be successful?

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Sheila Bair, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Florence Abbott
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Let's HOPE Bair will (continue to be) successful. She seems to have done a good job thus far.

When we see someone this tough and principled, and willing to speak out, we can imagine the difference in certain debates (such as health care) if we had such as Bair in spots like Harry Reid's, or Obama's.

So we have to make do for the time being with inspirational (knowledgeable, competent and principled and courageous, and willing to speak out) like Congresspeople Jan Shakowsky and [the Congressman who recently denounced the anti-health care reform Republicans as 'wanting people just to not get sick! And if they do get sick, to die quickly. -- whose name I have misplaced].

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