Watch Your Back, Tim Geithner
President Obama now has a backup plan in the event he decides to kick Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to the curb. 50 Cent has graciously stepped forward and offered to help the president run the U.S. economy. If President Obama needs him, of course.
He's clearly qualified, not only because he'd bring a fistful of cash with him to Washington (which could help balance the budget), and not just because he managed to escape the downturn without losing too much money. (He says he lost "a few million," but that amounts to nothing, really, when you're as rich as he is.) He also reports that the financial crisis taught him some really valuable lessons:
I buy diamonds on a very regular basis, but now I am selling my old stuff before I get something new.
If the president is interested in having him "as his financial adviser," he says, "that would be cool." If you happen to speak to the president over the coming weeks and he asks you for a few names of potential Geithner replacements—or simply some savvy economic advisers who could bring fresh perspective to Washington—please keep 50 in mind.
