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McCain suggests NY AG Cuomo as SEC chairman, even though he has no power to fire Cox.
Think Progress —
Last week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said that if he were president, he would fire SEC chairman Christopher Cox — a plan that is unconstitutional. “By the way, technically he can’t be quote, fired. But I’ll tell you, when I’m president, if I want somebody to resign, they resign.” Watch it:
McCain also said that he would like to replace Cox with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. However, in a statement from Cuomo’s spokesperson Alex Detrick, the Attorney General was non-commital: “It would inappropriate to comment in light ...
Andrew Cuomo
Matthew Yglesias —
So last night John McCain reiterated his pledge to fire SEC Chairman Chris Cox (even though he can’t fire the SEC Chairman) and added a new twist — he wants to replace him with . . . Andrew Cuomo:
Why Cuomo? In the interview, McCain expresses the view that Cuomo “did a good job” as HUD Secretary during the Clinton administration. I highly doubt that McCain even has an opinion about the functioning of the Cuomo-era HUD, but even if McCain truly is a genuine admirer of Cuomo’s housing and urban development policies why would that make you want to put him in ...
