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1. here's why I'm skeptical

maybe Jacob Lew will be confrontational with the GOP, who knows.

But look at what Eric Cantor said about him.

http://www.boston.com/Boston/politicalintelligence/2012/01/jacob-lew-become-obama-chief-staff/BvIMtH5R4zXYbqb4WRTcXJ/index.html

Amid the deep rancor of negotiations between Democrats and Republicans over the federal budget last summer, he was still able to garner admirers in the GOP. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, a Republican from Virginia, told Politico in July that, “No one was more prepared or more in tune with the numbers than Jack Lew,” adding that “he was always very polite and respectful in his tone and someone who I can tell is very committed to his principles.”

Eric Cantor.

Do I think Eric Cantor liking him disqualifies him? No, not by any means.

Does Eric Cantor's liking him make me skeptical that Lew is a sign of a more confrontational approach? Of course.

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2. sounds like he doesn't know shit about Lew

. . . as opposed to Daley, who had all of the republicans and corporation bosses on his personal rolodex.