David Patraeus' Wife Becomes Veteran Advocate At Consumer Protection Bureau

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Sometimes, catastrophes can lead to changes that better protect us -- and by "us," I mean the residents of Main Street -- average Americans whose voices often get lost among the lobbyists and corporate interests.

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Comments

[jsgaetano]

12:36 PM on 07/22/2011

Looks like the Goop is already stuffing their apparatchiks into the agency to destoy it from within, just like conservatives have been doing to the government for decades. And sadly, they'll get all the help they need from Obama and his "post partisanship".

[ALiberalKidd]

05:46 AM on 07/22/2011

Mr Obama would not appoint Elizabeth Warren to head the CFPB, but he can find a token job and special classification for Patraeus' wife. This inside appointment, duplication, and over staffing of this new agency is the very reason why america's agencies do not work and America is in a debt crisis.

[rjakjr]

02:07 AM on 07/22/2011

So Republicans don't want the Consumer Protection Agency and Obama rubs their face in the fact that it's here to stay by selecting the wife of an Army general (the GOP sweet spot--military). He's starting to look like the Obama of '08... backing up the talk for once. It's a nice change of pace from the compromising ways he's displayed recently.

[aagoodtime2]

01:42 AM on 07/22/2011

Obama is doing the right thing, the Republicans dont want to accept any of his nominations for head of the Consumer Protection Agency, so he is getting people that are qualified for the job, to work at the Consumer Agency. Why are Republicans against the Consumer Protection Agency?

[jsgaetano]

12:36 PM on 07/22/2011

Because conservatives hate even the idea of consumer protection.

[goodmarina]

11:43 PM on 07/21/2011

Mrs. Petaeus has a long history of advocating for military members and their families.   As a military wife of a "lifer" - - she knows the realities faced by soldiers & their families.

She is a passionate advocate for the military members & their families -- especially when it comes to Predatory Lenders who go after young military members.  

Elizabeth Warren and Holly Patraeus worked together (if i recall correctly) on military (consumer) advocacy.  Good for both women!

[rikster]

10:03 PM on 07/21/2011

my..my....! this smells funny...

[vippy]

08:32 PM on 07/21/2011

Isn't his name PETRAEUS?

[Clairvoyant Evangelist]

07:46 PM on 07/21/2011

More rewards for the team's team players.

It's called "in appreciation"

Also "quid pro quo".

But because her husband is a political toad does not mean she is incompetent. Sometimes these things work out. We'll have to wait and see how she does.

[oldGunny]

07:42 PM on 07/21/2011

She is the right person for the job