President Barack Obama plans to appoint Ron Klain to lead his administration’s efforts to combat Ebola, CNN reported Friday, citing anonymous sources.
“It may make sense for us to have one person … so that after this initial surge of activity we can have a more regular process just to make sure we are crossing all the T’s and dotting all the I’s,” Obama said Thursday of the possibility of naming an “Ebola czar.”
Klain is currently the president and general counsel of the investment firm Revolution. He previously served as the chief of staff to Vice President Joe Biden and led former Vice President Al Gore’s Florida recount effort.
There goes Obama again, caving to GOP demands without anything in return. Why not demand the Senate Vote on his Surgeon General, instead he bends over for hypocrites such as Gramps McCain who accused him of having to many Czars and now wants one.
OY. WTF. Insist on a Surgeon General Mr. President. Insist on proper funding increases for the CDC and the NIH. Insist on ending the Sequester. There are so many more important things he could do if he were to use his political authority to hit back at his critics. Mr. President…you don’t do politics, I know. Well, you just did stupid stuff by giving into this ridiculous bullshit complaint that the rightwing nutjobs insisted you do. Next, they’ll be complaining that the guy you got is the wrong guy for the job. Or that czars are imperialism at its best. Don’t you get it yet after 6 years of this stuff. Its frustrating. Sorry folks. This irks me.
I’ll add, this guy isn’t even a MD. How is he qualified?
He picked Ron Klain to give the GOPers acid reflux. Period, full stop.
It would be better if he was a research scientist or had a background in virology. But a lawyer with an investment firm??? Huh? I don’t get it.