How Holly Petraeus Came to Join the Obama Administration

[RamboLiberal]

Source: ABC News

So how did Hollister (Holly) Knowlton Petraeus come to be named to the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, as will happen Thursday?

Petraeus first got involved with helping military families deal with financial scammers when her husband, Gen. David Petraeus, commanded the 101stAirborne Division and she saw military families suffer during deployments because scammers and predatory lenders victimized them to the point that their finances were in such disarray sometimes troops even needed to return to the base from abroad to deal with the problems.

Six years ago, she went to work for the Better Business Bureau, becoming director of the Better Business Bureau Military Line, a partnership between the Bureau and the Pentagon’s Financial Readiness Campaign, which does consumer education and advocacy for servicemembers. In that capacity, Petraeus has been working with the Treasury Department on these issues for years.

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A couple weeks later, Warren reached out Petraeus for advice on how to address these issues, sources tell ABC News. The two met in October and have kept up a conversation since then. Within the context of those conversations, the idea of Petraeus coming to the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was raised.



Read more: http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/01/how-holly-petraeus-came-to-join-the-obama-administration.html

[EFerrari]

1. Obama is up to his ears in these people. That's fine.

His choice.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

2. What's the objection here?

She has relevant experience and Warren herself reached out to her. Plus, it puts a dent in her husband running in 2012.

[notesdev]

5. We're missing key information

which is why did Warren reach out to Petraeus in particular?


What a pathetic excuse for journalism, that omits the key piece of information. This story could have completely different character depending on the answer to that question!

[EFerrari]

6. It's hard to believe that anyone married to someone

as profoundly corrupt as David Patraeous has any business being within fifty miles of a consumer protection anything. And Warren's recommendation is on her conscience, not mine.

[pam4water]

12. Yeah it's a puff piece for sure!

[gateley]

15. I could be married to a dick and still be a good, honest person. God knows

I've lived with some and was able to maintain my good heart. Maybe she honestly doesn't see the down side to Patraeus -- and still wants to do good?

If Warren requested her, that calms me somewhat.

[karynnj]

25. I don't know about that

This is a woman who, per the article, has worked with the BBB for 6 years to try to protect or help military families dealing with exactly those issues.

It also may go back to the role of women married to very successful men a few generations ago. Here, she as Petraeous' wife likely had access to the power and used it to try to help military families. It does not surprise me at all that some wives of high ranking military people would feel that "their job" was to help the troops.

[SkyDaddy7]

7. You missed the point & the narrative here on DU...

You must spin everything to bash Obama, period!

[EFerrari]

8. It's not bashing if it's true. n/t

[Kweli4Real]

17. True may ass ...

I'm sorry, but your whole "reasoning" is for shit ... "She has to be bad because of whom she married." GTFOOH.

You have never met the woman, know nothing about her and I'd hazard to guess that but for this article, didn't know the woman existed.

[pam4water]

13. 1. She can be influence by job offer to her husband one he retire which I don't think will be that

long give how bad things are going Afghanistan.

2. She is no where near as qualified as Warren and the first head of the agency will set how independent it will be from outside influence.



I don't see any manor in which it will reduce the likely hood of her husband running for office.

[ProSense]

14. Except

"2. She is no where near as qualified as Warren and the first head of the agency will set how independent it will be from outside influence."

...Warren is hiring her for a position dealing with military families, not to head the agency.

[Historic NY]

19. Really I'd bet nothing would suit David more that the Supe job at West Point...

he'd be home to the Hudson Valley.

[nadinbrzezinski]

3. Actually she may be a very good choice

since fraud is rampant with the military. Senior enlisted (significant others) and senior officers (significant others) play a role in this in every base around the country.

It was those efforts that had the short term lenders closed near San Diego bases, for example.

[Recursion]

20. Wait, are you saying Oceanside isn't full of "payday loan/checks cashed" stores anymore?

That must have been half of the town when I was stationed there.

[DFab420]

4. What do yo mean by "these" people?

Do you mean Elizabeth Warren or Holly Petraeus??

I'm confused.

[karynnj]

24. I know nothing of her except what was in the op's article

Here, it seems that she has been working for 6 years to help military families conned by predatory lenders. This is a good thing for the wife of a high military officer to be doing and her motivation seems obvious. She genuinely cares for the military families - this is not partisan.

It sounds like she worked with the better business bureau and that she impressed Elizabeth Warren. I trust Warren both to be trying to do the right thing and hiring capable people.

It is also an interesting choice as it might make it harder for the Republicans to defund it - as they will have a new advocate who can reach many Republicans.

[ProSense]

9. More:

HuffPo: Holly Petraeus To Be Elizabeth Warren's Pick For Top Post In New Consumer Protection Agency (EXCLUSIVE)

[ElsewheresDaughter]

10. I'm starting to believe in the "meet the new boss same as the old boss" school of thought

[Kolesar]

11. Weak...eom

[RedCloud]

16. Hasn't Obama done a lot to "Betray us"? Where are the progressives in his administration?

There. I rhymed her name.

[defendandprotect]

21. Where's the progressive Obama?

[JDPriestly]

18. Warren is not quote. "Sources" are quoted. ????????

A couple weeks later, Warren reached out Petraeus for advice on how to address these issues, sources tell ABC News. The two met in October and have kept up a conversation since then. Within the context of those conversations, the idea of Petraeus coming to the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was raised.


http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2011/01/how-holly-petraeus-came-to-join-the-obama-administration.html

So who are the sources -- or is this some sort of leak?

[Skittles]

22. maybe Scalia's wife will be next

[Tansy_Gold]

23. Or Mrs. Clarence Thomas.

:puke:

[SpartanDem]

26. She relavent experience by working in the BBB

and Warren wants her I fail to see the issue. Some people are really looking for an excuse to be upset.