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JONATHAN CHAIT FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Peter Orszag As Macho Texan

BY JONATHAN CHAIT

The Washington Post posits this highly bizarre personality contrast between Budget Director Jacob Lew and his predecessor Peter Orszag:

Though tall and dark like his predecessor, former budget director Peter Orszag, Lew, 55, shares none of Orszag's cowboy-booted, marathon-running swagger. A lawyer by training, Lew exudes a calm geniality. 

Swagger? Peter Orszag? And then the implication that "calm geniality" represents a sharp contrast with his personality style? That is... really weird.

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Is that his hair, or did he "borrow" it? Anyway, Mr. Deficit Hawk turned out to be Mr. Tax Cut (for the wealthy). Did he get any benefit from his hypocrisy? Sure hope so.

- rayward

February 25, 2011 at 4:32pm

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Don't worry, ray. By all accounts he's being compensated very handsomely.

- Jbryan

February 25, 2011 at 4:40pm

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Yes, Peter Orsag was the John Wayne of the Obama Administration. What are they smoking over there at the WaPo?

- liberalref

February 25, 2011 at 9:03pm

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Peter Orsag is a baby daddy. Maybe that's the macho part?

- gwhitaker

February 26, 2011 at 9:26am

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