Reply #7: regarding the "outsourcing" manufacturing czar

[radfringe]

" And then they guy who was supposed to be the new jobs czar turns out to have laid off 75 of his own workers while building a $3 million factory in China to employ 165 Chinese people...."

this is still blowing my mind... Perhaps I am naive...but I was under the impression that before people are appointed that there is a vetting process. Proposed appointees are checked out not only for their ability to handle a given job, but also for "potential" political landmines

given that the former-proposed appointee laid off employees and shipped production to china seems to me have a political landmine. Why was he on the list at all - let alone the "chosen czar"?

three possibilites come to mind:

1. bush* inc. knew about the lay-offs/china factory and didn't care

--or--

2. there was gross incompetence in vetting this guy

--or--

3. both of the above, but the guy raised a gazillion dollars to bush*/GOP and the appointment was his reward

on edit: opensecrets.com -- campaign contributions

http://www.opensecrets.org/indivs/search.asp?Order=D&txtName=Raimondo&txtState=&txtZip=&txtEmploy=Behlen&txtCand=&txt2004=Y&txt2002=Y&txt2000=Y&txt1998=&txt1996=&txt1994=&txt1992=&txt1990=&txtSoft=N

Anthony Raimondo, the chief executive of Behlen Manufacturing Co. of Columbus, Neb.
Search Criteria:
Donor name: Raimondo
Donor occupation: Behlen
Cycle(s) selected: 2004, 2002, 2000

Total for this search: $14,800