Posted on 10/27/2014 2:36:23 PM PDT by JoanVarga
The New York Times let slip the Ebola Czar’s true purpose through an anonymous Democrat operative: “He’ll control the message better than most people would, which is really important from an economic standpoint, from a health standpoint, but it’s also important from a political perspective. If anybody can get the way this is being reported and discussed under control in a short period of time, he’s the one.”
Just so.
Klein started his new job on Wednesday of last week. We saw the results of his politics-first, policy-second strategy over the weekend.
Two high-profile cases of Ebola worried voters in and around New York City. Since the White House stubbornly refuses to limit travel from west African hot zones, governors Cuomo and Christie took action on their own. The Democrat and Republican executives crafted a bipartisan plan to quarantine high-risk travelers for 21 days.
Unfortunately for fans of public health and common sense, this minor inconvenience to a handful of health care workers mildly embarrassed Obama. So the Klain machine leapt to action:
(Excerpt) Read more at ricochet.com ...
First thing he did was get a progressive operative on the payroll of the CDC to stomp her feet and act angry about basic quarantine procedures being applied to her like she was some sort of commoner ... a message in line with the CDC Director and Obama.
Political manipulation and incompetence ... the hallmarks of progressivism.
Every day, more and more, I think that Mike Judge’s crowning achievement,”Idiocracy” was a prophetic utterance for our times.
It’s like we’re surrounded with people who might as well think it’s a good idea to irrigate crops with a sport drink. To reason with them is to get, “dude, the science is settled” as they stare at you like you have a third ear on your forehead.
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