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Feinberg didn't seek the president's approval in the same way that Van Jones wrote his own letter of resignation.
1 posted on 10/22/2009 8:16:52 AM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies
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One official told Fox News that Feinberg from the start had the independent authority to work with companies and make such a call. Obama was never required to sign off before final decisions were made.

And Feinberg was never approved by the Senate, either.

Raw usurpation of power here.

2 posted on 10/22/2009 8:18:18 AM PDT by dirtboy
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Even FN covering for Obama?? Feinberg IS Obama. No one in this Admin does ANYTHING on their own. Obama is the biggest wuss we've ever had in our beloved WH.
3 posted on 10/22/2009 8:19:19 AM PDT by originalbuckeye
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He’s an Obama czar, that makes it an Obama decision.


4 posted on 10/22/2009 8:19:55 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Seniors, the new shovel ready project under socialized medicine.)
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what a joke.

The czars work directly for the President. Who are they kidding?


5 posted on 10/22/2009 8:19:56 AM PDT by GeronL (http://tyrannysentinel.blogspot.com)
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Look for the executive search firms' phones to start ringing off the hook with calls from execs whose pay is limited to $200K.

I guess Obama has stimulated the economy for executive recruiters!;-)

6 posted on 10/22/2009 8:20:04 AM PDT by SonOfDarkSkies (For good judgment ask...What would Obama do? Then do the opposite!)
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So?! He is part and parcel.


8 posted on 10/22/2009 8:22:57 AM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it.)
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You think Feinberg can so much as take a piss without permission from Obama, Axelrod, and Emanuel?

This game has been played by Obama before, trying to blame Holder for the CIA prosecutions while saying he had nothing to do with it.


9 posted on 10/22/2009 8:23:22 AM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
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Yeah, and Tony Soprano didn’t shoot Big Pussy either.


10 posted on 10/22/2009 8:23:25 AM PDT by Madame Dufarge
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1) Obama appoints Feinberg to do something
2) Feinberg does it
3) The press says Obama is not behind the it

Truman: The Buck Stops Here
Obama: Pass the buck? What buck? I don’t know about the buck? You’re not a real journalist if you try to talk about the buck (which doesn’t exist any how) or what I did or didn’t know about the buck.


12 posted on 10/22/2009 8:24:42 AM PDT by LostPassword
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Uh huh. And Holder decided to prosecute the CIA interogators on his own. Obama couldn’t stop him!

We see a pattern here. “Present” Obama does not want to be accountable for any decision.


14 posted on 10/22/2009 8:25:59 AM PDT by BigBobber
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What happens if any/all of the seven companies say:

“F.U. Mr Fienberg, you have no authority to dictate business policy. We will continue to operate in the best interest of our shareholders. Our compensation system is none of your concern,”

????

(it’s what I would do, very loudly)


15 posted on 10/22/2009 8:26:01 AM PDT by lack-of-trust
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White House pay czar Kenneth Feinberg was the driving force behind the move to order steep pay cuts from bailed-out executives, and did not even seek the president's approval before making his decision.

HOW in the HELL is this America??????? How can ONE person (OBAMA) in the Executive Branch reach his hand into the private sector and DICTATE how much money someone can make??

This is outrageous. It's beyond outrageous. It's absolutely Orwellian. It's so UNAMERICAN I'm having a tough time wrapping my mind around it.

16 posted on 10/22/2009 8:26:36 AM PDT by DouglasKC
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” If you’re going to take taxpayer dollars, then the game has to change.”

I agree, lets start with all politicians and their lavish spending first !

17 posted on 10/22/2009 8:28:32 AM PDT by AirborneMedic (In my 12 years in the military, I have never served with a Liberal !!!!)
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So now Obama will try Alinsky tactic number what now? Stand by an action in his administration, don’t stop an action but allow a news story for him to say I didn’t think this up and take action.

ANY ACTION or comments Obama, his administration, his commie czars; says... does... feels... IS OBAMA.

We are not in Chicago any freaking more. You can’t play woosey pansy (only when another corrupt thug member gets cought-hide) in the WH.


18 posted on 10/22/2009 8:29:46 AM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid!
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Lazy reporters.


“As we work toward getting ourselves out of the recession, I hope that Wall Street and the marketplace doesn't think that we can return to business as usual,” he said.

“The buck stops with me,” Obama told reporters.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29752749/

20 posted on 10/22/2009 8:30:51 AM PDT by maggief
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When will Obama limit lobbyist pay?


23 posted on 10/22/2009 8:34:21 AM PDT by Mojave (Don't blame me. I voted for McClintock.)
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This bodes asking - who is REALLY in charge of the Government? Is the Messiah just a figurehead? Are the real decisions being made by the Czars, with the figurehead’s approval?

Pretty much exactly how China was ruled in the 60’s-70’s. Mao was neutered powerwise. The gang of four made all the political decisions. Mao tacitly backed everything, because he was the party figurehead, and basically had an obligation to.


25 posted on 10/22/2009 8:37:26 AM PDT by bamahead (Avoid self-righteousness like the devil- nothing is so self-blinding. -- B.H. Liddell Hart)
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So then is Obama going to reverse the decision out of principle?


26 posted on 10/22/2009 8:41:44 AM PDT by ohioWfan (Proud Mom of a Bronze Star recipient!)
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The Czars don’t work for the government, still less for the country; they work directly for Obama. They report to him and no one else. It’s a back-channel, personal relationship. They were never confirmed by the senate, and they do not hold real positions in the government.

So, whether or not this guy consulted with The Boss before doing this is irrelevant. He is Obama’s Capo. Obama put him in place. Obama can remove him at whim. Obama is responsible.

But as a malignant narcissist, Obama thinks he’s only responsible for the good & successful things, never the bad things or the mistakes. Because the Perfect One never makes mistakes.


27 posted on 10/22/2009 8:55:24 AM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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Hate to break it to them, but Czar action=Obama action. He picked them, he’s responsible for their actions. Unlike Congresscritters and those they approve, the buck stops at ZERO.


28 posted on 10/22/2009 8:58:51 AM PDT by madison10
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