NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - More buzz about Treasury Secretary John Snow getting the boot from the White House after a New York Times article stirred the pot of news that's been simmering the past few weeks.

The Treasury department continues to treat this as "rumor and speculation," but clearly someone who is on their team -- President Bush's administration, that is -- must be working against Snow or stories like this would not be appearing.

The big job for the White House economics team now is selling Bush's plan to partially privatize Social Security and reform the tax code. Forces lining up against these plans are already charging that they will help fat cats at the expense of regular chumps.

Mr. Bush seems to believe wholeheartedly that his "ownership" society will help turn everyone into fat cats, as long as they are willing to take advantage of what he's offering.

Apparently the President is looking for a new super-salesman, and deciding that John Snow ain't the guy.

But is a White House chief of staff the right guy to watch over the dollar at a time when it's hitting record lows against the euro?

The answer to that question could be interesting indeed.