Posted on 02/06/2009 7:58:14 AM PST by Mobile Vulgus
We have here an excellent lesson in just why it probably won't work to have a "czar" or other countless outside groups attempting to advise the president at the same time that duly constituted, federal agencies are attempting to do the same thing. They will all jealously fight for turf and, in the end, it's likely no one will be advising the president because of the turmoil.
Bloomberg has a story today revealing that the panel of economic experts that Obama claimed would advise him on such matters is not working well with Obama's National Economic Council Director, Lawrence Summers. Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker, Obama's pick to head this outside group, is, according to Bloomberg, growing "increasingly frustrated" that his economic recovery group is getting no assistance from Obama's administration.
Volcker is saying he has not even been able to form the advisory group and has been frozen out of any meetings in the White House on economic matters...
Read the rest at Publiusforum.com...
Invoking Volker, then putting him in limbo. Sort of like house arrest, isn’t it?
Nice tactic. They kept his name out there for months and months and since he is respected, it calmed fears. He was sidelined by involvement. I have been wondering why he hasn’t been out there as zerO’s voice of economic policy. Now, frustrated, he lets people know his position is a sham. And we have to find this out from a blog.
I am sure the media will raise the alarm that Volker is not only being consulted, there is no organized policy group headed by him and the WH is keeping him locked up./s
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