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Ron Klain is a great choice for Ebola czar (hemorrhagic hurl alert)
Vox ^ | 10/17/2014 | Ezra Klein

Posted on 10/18/2014 10:09:16 AM PDT by mojito

Something I learned during the first two years of the Obama administration, when the staff infighting was at its worst: if you wanted to get somebody to say something nice, ask them about Ron Klain.

Klain entered the administration as Vice President Joe Biden's chief of staff. This was, itself, notable: Klain has been chief of staff to Vice President Al Gore, too, making him the only person to serve in that position for two different vice presidents.

But the esteem for Klain wasn't based on his resume. Rather, he had a mix of policy, political and bureaucratic chops that everyone agreed was rare. The policy people spoke admiringly of his policy savvy, and they all agreed he lapped them in political instincts. The political people admired his political instincts, but recognized he was better at policy. And everyone agreed Klain knew how to run an interagency process.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ebola; flakery; impeachobama; janetreno; jenpsaki; obama; ronklain
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To: mojito

No need for Med School. Having served under Al Gore and Obama just naturally qualifies him as a world league epidemiologist with intuitive public health policy skills. /s


21 posted on 10/18/2014 10:23:20 AM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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22 posted on 10/18/2014 10:23:27 AM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: mojito

This is a perfect choice for Obama if he cares about his image instead of the American People.
Note too that Klain will not report to the President but Susan Rice and Lisa Monaco. Once again giving Obama plausible deniability. Par for the course.


23 posted on 10/18/2014 10:23:30 AM PDT by griswold3 (I was born here in America. I will die here in a third world country. Obama succeeded.)
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To: mojito
It would have been tempting for the Obama administration to nominate an Ebola czar who sounded good: someone with a long list of medical credentials to her name, or someone with a reassuring public profile. But the federal government has plenty of skilled epidemiologists, and this position needs to do more than look good on the Sunday talk shows.

What's next; a Doctor to be Attorney General? - Tom

24 posted on 10/18/2014 10:23:39 AM PDT by Capt. Tom (Don't confuse U.S. citizens and Americans. They are not necessarily the same. -tom)
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To: mojito

No need for Med School. Having served under Biden and Obama just naturally qualifies him as a world league epidemiologist with intuitive public health policy skills. /s


25 posted on 10/18/2014 10:24:19 AM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: mojito

Stupid is as stupid does. Where do these animals come from?
The zoo?


26 posted on 10/18/2014 10:28:07 AM PDT by mulligan (I)
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To: mojito

Ezra Klein typical ass kissing Lefitst twit. Not yet thirty, knows all.

Ron Klain is a HACK! Pure and simple. We are now paying him out of the public till for no reason what-so-ever except as pay back for his hackery.


27 posted on 10/18/2014 10:29:20 AM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: mojito

DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I thought I had that job wrapped up.
Maybe I will be named the new AG or
Head of CDC.

After all my background as a Morse Code Copier, Asphalt Coordinator and Delivery Driver (though I was owner/operator so probably disqualifies me) should make me a perfect fit for a Medical Profession or LEO job.

These clowns are taking their cue from the old WWII ‘jokes’ of the draftees going in and one saying
‘I was an auto mechanic’
Good, you’re a Medic,
‘I was a chef’
Good, you’re a Machine Gun Repairman,
‘I cleaned toilets and pumped sewage and sludge’
Good, you’re an Officer
etc etc etc


28 posted on 10/18/2014 10:39:38 AM PDT by xrmusn ((6/98) Close your eyes. Think of a place where your opinion may matter. GO THERE.)
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To: mojito

I guess i bertter contribute to the ‘tar, feather, and rail fund’, for we have just been given one more moron to accomodate in this fashion!!!


29 posted on 10/18/2014 10:40:31 AM PDT by Terry L Smith
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To: mojito
Obama's not concerned about fixing the problem. He's concerned only about the politics of the problem.

Obama knows only 2 things...politics and race.

30 posted on 10/18/2014 10:45:00 AM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: mojito

yippee.. Never let a crisis go to waste. A great opportunity to be paid well to be an idiot playing doctor leader.

I have more trust in the mafia front manager and front owner of the next local Chinese restaurant.


31 posted on 10/18/2014 10:51:09 AM PDT by lavaroise (A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall not be infringed)
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To: mojito

First thing he should do is visit the slums of Western Africa and have tea with the sick


32 posted on 10/18/2014 10:57:32 AM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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Ron Klain and his Ministry of Health. Remember `Nineteen Eightyfour’? They actually did the opposite of what their names suggested: The Ministry of Truth falsified and hid the truth. The Ministry of Love tortured and killed opponents.

Ron Klain is like Eric Holder or Darrell Issa.
His job is to serve as Barry’s hammer. Period.
He won’t address the problems of predator diseases. He isn’t expected to do anything like that.
Notice that he didn’t even show yesterday for the initial czar meeting of this latest “We’ll throw money at it and call it good, and the GOP won’t do squat” gimmick?

Klain’s job will be to attack anyone who attempts to effectively address the Entero virus and the Ebola plague.

Recall the failure of law enforcement and Holder, and Obama’s repeated violations of law and Issa. It’s something like that.

In other words, Klain’s mortal enemies will be anyone who actually wants the problem resolved and wants our borders closed to disease vectors.
And Boehner, McConnell, McCain—and all the other usual suspects—will wail, moan and complain:
“Ohhhhhh, ooooohhhh! If only there was something we could do ... “.

Here’s a thought boys: Why don’t you call/email your GOPee offices and complain?
The Demobicans’ war on the American middle class continues unabated.


33 posted on 10/18/2014 11:23:49 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
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To: Lazamataz

RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!!! (Slaps forehead) Silly me.


34 posted on 10/18/2014 11:38:06 AM PDT by rockinqsranch ((Dems, Libs, Socialists, call 'em what you will. They ALL have fairies livin' in their trees.))
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To: mojito

Ezra Klein.

Consider the source.


35 posted on 10/18/2014 12:02:06 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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36 posted on 10/18/2014 12:25:42 PM PDT by Dallas59
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To: mojito

A sure handed Potemkin carpenter is exactly what we don’t need.


37 posted on 10/18/2014 1:07:27 PM PDT by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: mojito

Ezra Klein is a Democrat HACK.......Klain is a community organizer for the Democrats.


38 posted on 10/18/2014 2:03:42 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: mojito

Translation: To die in a pool of blood, vomit and liquifing internal organs.

E njoy

B arak

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L egacy

A merica


39 posted on 10/18/2014 2:20:22 PM PDT by buffyt ("After the midterms..President Barack Hussein O'Ebola is free to rain pure destruction on America")
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To: Lazamataz

CDC had to study why lesbians are fat, and why fat girls can’t get a date....


40 posted on 10/18/2014 2:22:04 PM PDT by buffyt ("After the midterms..President Barack Hussein O'Ebola is free to rain pure destruction on America")
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