Ladies and gentlemen, President Obama’s pick for the next U.S. Treasury Secretary: The Hostess Squiggle.
Did you know Jack Lew signs off individually on each Hostess CupCake? http://t.co/LVsxMz51
— Hammock Insider (@NickHannula) January 10, 2013
We think we've discovered where Jack Lew got the inspiration for his rather unique signature… http://t.co/rm94EyVV
— Morning Answer (@MorningAnswer) January 10, 2013
Maybe Jack Lew's signature is a tribute to the departed Hostess cupcake. http://t.co/mJLauzOD http://t.co/vszyEi0l
— Kim Jong-unthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) January 10, 2013
A tribute … or an omen? We know how things went with Hostess.
Jack Lew nominated for Best Signature.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) January 10, 2013
ooo000oooo00oooo #jacklewtweets
— Prudence Paine (@PruPaine) January 10, 2013
I have unwittingly forged Jack Lew's signature every time I test an old ball point pen. @bpshow
— Rusty Cannon (@RustyCannon) January 10, 2013
No need to focus on Jack Lew’s qualifications.
Terrific! Obama’s Treasury Pick Lew Can’t Count Either – Said Obama’s Budget Would Not Add to Debt (Video) http://t.co/jherK0IY
— Jim Hoft (@gatewaypundit) January 10, 2013
What Twitter users really want to know is whether this curly, childlike scrawl could end up on our cash. The horror!
We're really gonna put Jack Lew's signature on our money?? #seriesofloops
— BHy75 (@bhy75) January 10, 2013
I'll never get my 11 year-old to learn to write properly if Jack Lew starts signing our money.
— Bill Pasha (@BillPasha) January 10, 2013
@gibletjones @zite Lew can't write his name. Maybe we should make our money in colors like monopoly (worth same) & have cartoon characters!
— David (@cupsdaddy) January 10, 2013
I don't want the new secretary of the treasury Jack Lew's signature on my money. Looks loopy!
— Atiba Newsome (@iamatiba) January 10, 2013
But what does the signature say about Lew’s qualifications and how he’d handle the Treasury position?
@jimgeraghty As long as he can make zeroes, Lew is qualified for the job.
— John Hayward (@Doc_0) January 10, 2013
Jack Lew's signature almost represents the zeroes of the $1,000,000,000,000 coin. http://t.co/sAoDcIc2
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) January 10, 2013
.@SquawkStreet Jack Lew's signature indicates he's likely to add lots of "Zeroes" to Money Supply. Remember that all important indicator?
— (((George Acs))) (@TheAcsMan) January 10, 2013
Shudder. File this one under “Questions Best Left Unasked”:
Has anyone seen Jack Lew's handwriting for words besides his signature? Maybe he only knows how to make the letter "O."
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) January 10, 2013
But rest easy, it’s entirely possible Lew will change his squiggly sig for the nation’s currency (if he does indeed know how to form other letters).
"As disappointing as this news is, we probably won't get those awesome Lew loopty-loos on our dollars" http://t.co/1n8zwFTD by @carney
— Matthew C. Klein (@M_C_Klein) January 9, 2013
Meanwhile, the Jack Lew signature? There’s an app for that.
The Jack Lew signature app, h/t @chriswilsondc. Funny! http://t.co/YhtesLTr
— Beth Fouhy (@bfouhy) January 10, 2013
Update:
It had to happen: “Secretary Lew” joins Twitter.
Oooooo0O RT @jaketapper What Jack Lew's Signature REALLY Looks Like http://t.co/kNBYWiBS
— Jack Lew (@SecJackLew) January 10, 2013
Oooooo0O
— Jack Lew (@SecJackLew) January 10, 2013
Ooooo0O RT .@mattyglesias Republicans don’t like Jack Lew because he knows too much about the budget: http://t.co/WCyvrZzN …
— Jack Lew (@SecJackLew) January 10, 2013
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