White House: Ron Klain's work handing out stimulus money good experience for Ebola czar

The Washington Examiner's Beltway Confidential ^ | October 17, 2014 | Byron York

[2ndDivisionVet]

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President Obama's choice of veteran Democratic politico Ron Klain to serve as Ebola czar stunned many Republicans. Their first objection is that Klain has no experience in public health or infectious diseases. But in a larger sense, GOP critics see Klain, a former chief of staff for Vice Presidents Al Gore and Joe Biden, more as a political operative than a potential leader of the fight against Ebola.

What qualifies Klain for the job, the formal title of which is Ebola Response Coordinator? First, the White House makes no claim of any expertise in health matters. Instead, officials point to Klain's impressive Washington resume — the jobs with Gore and Biden, plus chief of staff for Clinton administration Attorney General Janet Reno and top positions with Senate Democrats.

But those are job titles. What specifically has Klain done in those positions that would prepare him for the Ebola assignment? White House officials cite Klain's work in Biden's office, overseeing the dispensing of billions of federal dollars through the American Recovery Act, better known as the stimulus, as evidence that Klain can handle a problem like Ebola....

[2ndDivisionVet]

It's like a nightmare and a farce, combined.

[Mastador1]

No,no, what their saying is he already knows which people to give the American peoples tax dollars to so as to be returned to the proper democrats ASAP!

[FlingWingFlyer]

Lawyers are good at throwing around other people’s money.

[TruthWillWin]

I must have missed the satire tag?

[kvanbrunt2]

Finally the real story Rush said something on this on thursday. He is expert in the area the administration wants: handing out money. That is all the Czars do, hand out money.

[sickoflibs]

Those Dem Senate candidates in Republican leaning states must wince every time that Obama does anything.

[livius]

Sick. If only we had a free press in this country, this would never have happened. We have a captive, intimidated press, bought and sold to the Obama regime.

[MtnClimber]

They will hand the money out to leftists expecting to get much back in campaign contributions. They will blame ineffectiveness on Republicans and the MSM will parrot it until after the election and maybe after the 2016 election.

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

At $500,000 a pop, this will get very expensive very fast.

[iowacornman]

If one American child dies— We will over run these bastards.

[PapaNew]

I thought the Bolsheviks killed all the czars. Why is the United State Bolshevik in Chief hiring one?

[combat_boots]

Which Democrat crony gets the contract money for the vaccine production or the protection suits.

[sickoflibs]

Another great title!

[4Liberty]

The same one who designed the Obamacare site.

[MtnClimber]

This government wants to do things they are not authorized to do under the Constitution and they are unserious about doing things right. They seem concerned just about power over the citizens. And they seem to care about harming freedom.

[Paladin2]

Sounds like the dude has deep pockets....

[Paladin2]

Bammy is all about using Hopium and OPMium.

[Chgogal]

What a pile of steaming crap.

[BenLurkin]

The enterovirus is already killing American children.

[GeronL]

There you go, just try to out do this one.

:p