Can Neel Kashkari Do for California What He Did for Wall Street?

In 2010, several members of Congress lost their re-election bids as a result of voting for the $700-billion financial bailout.

Now the man who led the Office of Financial Stability in 2008 and 2009, the Treasury official most closely associated with the Troubled Asset Relief Program, is weighing his own run for office. As the Wall Street Journal reports, Neel Kashkari -- better known as the $700-billion man -- is leaving his current position at Pacific Investment Management Co. to explore a political career in California. Kashkari, a Republican who hails from Ohio, hasn't indicated what office he may seek, but some suggest he has his eye on the governor's office -- and he's already created a campaign-style web site.