right and now getting unusual pushback from the left on a major economic appointment from the chairmanship of the federal reserve. republicans in congress are urging president to pick vice chair janet yellen. the other top contender is larry summers. progressives argue that summers won't be aggressive enough in using the powers of the federal reserve to stimulate economic growth. met with congressional democrats this week and the president mounted an uncharacteristically emotional defense of summers. cording to jerry connally, a democratic congressman from virginia who was at the meeting, obama said of summers, "he was the rock of girbralter and trying to turn the economy around. i will not stand by and let his name be disparaged and his reputation trashed because people have a political agenda