Buffett good choice for Treasury secretary, say McCain & Obama.(Inside Track)(John McCain and Barack Obama on Warren Buffett)(Brief article)

The passage of the bailout bill has given the U.S. secretary of the Treasury extraordinary powers to control the U.S. financial sector. Tom Brokaw of NBC News was very much aware of this when he asked both McCain and Obama during the second presidential debate whom they would nominate for that position. "Obviously, the powers of the Treasury secretary have been greatly expanded, the most powerful officer in the Cabinet now," Brokaw explained. "Who do you have in mind to appoint to that very important post?" he first asked McCain. The Arizona senator mentioned two possibilities--Warren Buffett, who's an Obama supporter, and Meg Whitman, who's ...