Carla Katz

The financial crisis was the main topic of discussion on Sunday’s Meet the Press, so it only made sense that Jon Corzine, the New Jersey governor and former Goldman Sachs chairman, was called on to speak for the Democrats in a discussion that also included Rob Portman, a former Bush administration budget chief.

But three weeks before Election Day and at a time when his financial expertise carries unusual political value, Corzine’s highly public turn as an Obama campaign surrogate produced a predictable question, which the National Journal’s blog expressed thusly: “Is N.J. Gov. Jon Corzine auditioning to be Barack Obama’s Treasury sec.  read more »