Posted on 10/30/2014 11:22:21 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
President Barack Obama's commander in the fight against Ebola was expected to operate below the public radar. But did that mean invisible?
Ron Klain has barely been seen, and a week before midterm elections, Obama is pressing to dispel criticism that the government can't manage the Ebola crisis.
The White House's behind-the-scenes coordination of the Ebola response is being severely tested, while the Pentagon and states like New York and New Jersey take public steps that are far firmer than federal guidelines. That's creating the appearance of a crazy quilt of Ebola measures.
"The CDC is behind on this," New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday. "Governors ultimately have responsibility to protect the public health of people within their borders."
Some public health law experts say the government could have anticipated differences in approaches and acted sooner to establish federal guidelines for states to follow.
"What happened is the case showed up in New York and New Jersey, those two governors respond, knee jerk reaction, ... then you see the federal government catch up to that a little bit," said James G. Hodge Jr., a professor of public health law at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. "It would have been more beneficial if CDC's guidance had come out, gosh, maybe a week or so ago."
White House officials say Klain was brought in for his management skills and ability to coordinate the work of agencies that range from the Pentagon to the Department of Health and Human Services, leaving most of the talking to the public health doctors at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Institutes of Health.
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Some public accountability on the part of Obola’s Obola Czar is required.
Where’s Waldo? Most likely doing what he likes most, out golfing with his two teenage sons, not a care in the flippin world. Guess who makes Golfer Number Four in this little Breakfast Club? None other than the Commander In Chief./
He’s probably waiting for his first bribe...err... check to clear before he goes into the lions den.
It seems the regime is holding the Czar in Yekatirnburg.
2010 Cindy Sheehan
He’s on his way to Russia to claim his throne.
Does it matter? He knows less than Obama...which is quite a feat.
He’s busy planning Ebola Kaci’s next photo op.
The job is ceremonial. A hefty salary, but no actual work required.
Tony Soprano would be proud.
Good science would be good to have, too. Like the fact it is now admitted it can spread by liquid droplets in the air.
CDC is proving to be a political entity not a scientific entity.
Another instance of America’s Competency Crisis, loss of institutional memory, etc.
Some of this is attributable to Obama, but not all. The decline of General Motors, and growing corn for liquid transportation fuels predate Obama.
Cindy resides (permanently!) in The Land of Forgotten Toys and Overused Devices. Ms. Fluke may be joining her there very soon.
A czar was named for the purpose of taking the criticism off O. Period.
His assignment is probably to determine how the “ebola crisis” can best be used by the DNC to win elections. I doubt he has any responsibility related to trying to keep the rest of us from being exposed to ebola.
The FEDS don’t want to protect Americans. This is a crisis and we all know Democraps don’t let crisis’ go to waste.
so...how much are the taxpayers paying for this disappearing spin-meister? When he gives his first public speech will Zero’s roman columns be in the background? or do czars prefer different decor?
Duh! He is busy working to fix the election. He will resurface after Nov 5 doing damage control.
Check the bars near K Street, he’s probably lining up his next job after he muffs this one and gets canned.
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