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Barack Obama will probably tap White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew to replace outgoing Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, which means that Lew's wacky John Hancock could appear on new versions of American cash. Lew's loopy signature first raised eyebrows during his time as Director of the Office of Management and Budget, when he added his scribble to a lot of official documents.
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I have confirmed with OMB that this really is Jack Lew's signature: ht.ly/6B8Hbyfrog.com/nuuryjrj
— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) September 21, 2011
So is his autograph awesome or "awful?" Social media users weighed in Wednesday:
More like awesome? RT @intelligencer: Jack Lew’s Terrible Signature May Grace Dollar Bills Now nym.ag/XkbOKL twitter.com/intelligencer/…
— Samir Mezrahi (@samir) January 9, 2013
Jack Lew's signature is a treasure and I pray it never changes bit.ly/WtrGIr (via @kevinroose)
— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) January 9, 2013
If Jack Lew is sworn in as Treasury Sec. get excited about his signature on all US paper currency. Looks like a slinky! nymag.com/daily/intellig…
— Abby Huntsman (@HuntsmanAbby) January 9, 2013Advertisement
Putting Jack Lew's signature on dollar bills will do more to hurt the U.S.'s fiscal standing than a $1T coin BY FAR. nym.ag/UWrww3
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) January 9, 2013
If you're not a fan, there's still hope for neatness. New York Daily News points out that Geithner made sure his U.S. dollar signature looked nicer than this regular one.
