Time to hire John Thain

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<p>Believe it or not John Thain is way smarter and suckered Ken Lewis into buying Merrill. All ethics bullcrap aside, he has the brain and leadership to be the next CEO just from that deal alone.</p>

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<p>All ethics bullcrap aside, Thain did not succeed in suckering anyone. Hank Paulson and Ben Bernanke held a gun to Lewis’ head.</p>