President Obama won re-election in part by beating up on his
opponent for receiving big corporate payouts in exchange for
dubious work and for socking away money in tax havens such as
the Cayman Islands.  So it’s a bit, well, rich that Obama chose
as his new Treasury secretary a man who received a big corporate
payout for dubious work and who socked away money in the Cayman
Islands.  This awkward fact pattern forced a role reversal
Wednesday on Capitol Hill, as Obama’s nominee, Jack Lew, came
before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation
hearing. Republicans expressed outrage about his compensation
and his investment – in other words, giving him the Mitt Romney
treatment. And Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., an outspoken foe of
offshore tax havens, helped Lew defend himself.  In Washington,
where you stand on an issue depends on where you sit.  Lew, who
was White House chief of staff while Obama’s campaign was
pummeling Romney over his pay and taxes, received a $945,000
bonus in January 2009 after a b