Office of Management and Budget Director Jack Lew has signed an otherwise dry memo with his rather unusual, slightly childish signature.
The Wall Street Journal's David Wessel tweeted, "Is this really what Jack Lew's signature looks like?"
The John Hancock was on a memo detailing ways in which the federal government has and should continue to cut costs by running more efficiently. Its series of loops looks like a youngster's first attempt at writing cursive.
The New Yorker's Ryan Lizza tweeted that he had confirmed the signature did in fact belong to Lew.
Take a look at the autograph below.
Jacob (more commonly known as "Jack") Lew became the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in November 2010, taking back the position that he had previously held from 1998 to 2001. During his time out of office, Lew served as COO of Citi Global Wealth Management and then Citi Alternative Investments, according to his official White House Profile.
He's also previously aided a number of extremely important organizations, including a stint on the National Security Council and involvement with non-profits such as the the Kaiser Family Foundation. As an aide to President Clinton from 1993 to 1994 he helped to develop Americorps, the national service program.
When he adopted this wacky signature is unknown.
Lew has played a crucial role in the budget debates, most recently in regards to the President's $467-billion jobs bill. The memo signed here was not exactly as controversial as the crucial arguments over the national debt.
The Autograph:
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Now there is hope. Out with the old Palmer method, in with the
new Lew method.
I feel so much better now.
LOL
Actually a really nice guy and a friend of mine, but probably shouldn't be in that position.
On a lighter note if this comment was done in written form it should look like this.
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You know how the current republican mantra is to say that if you are 55 or older you don't have to worry about the changes they plan to make to Social Security? Rick Perry looks at you with those eyes and he's just projecting faithfulness and trustworthiness and lying right at you with those eyes of his flashing away?
It occurs to me that we are coming upon the year 2012. The accountants who manage SS say that we have solid funding up through 2037. Doing the math, I see that as being a 25 year period. So, if republicans were actually honest, they should be saying that if you are forty or older you have nothing to fear from their plans. Fact is, if you are an American (of any age) you should have everything to fear from their plans because they are trying to steal the money you invested in your retirement so they can give it to the people who bribed them with campaign cash.