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Proud Liberal Dem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-17-09 08:43 AM
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20. Feingold can ask and the administration can respond
Edited on Thu Sep-17-09 08:46 AM by Proud Liberal Dem
I'm just wondering why he's asking in the first place? I don't know how long he's been in the US Senate offhand but there have been "czar" positions in several administrations. Why, I believe Bill Bennett was HW Bush's "Drug Czar". Did Feingold, if was in office at the time, ever ask about Clinton's "Czars"? Did Feingold ever raise questions about Buscho's "Czars"? Or is he now, like just about every other Democrat out there, finding his "inner asshole" and trying to find some reason to "stand up" to President Obama?
What's driving him to focus on President Obama regarding this particular *issue*, especially when President Obama apparently has less "Czars" than Buscho?
I guess it's great that he has the courage and fortitude to ask tough questions about a POTUS from his own party but I'm just wondering WHY it's a matter of concern to him now, particularly since this currently seems to be particularly important *concern* of Glenn Beck and Faux News at the moment.
I just hope he's not doing this because of THEM but I have a bad feeling that he's asking about it pretty much only because Glenn Beck and Faux news have successfully "catapaulted" THIS *story* into other media outlets just like they did with ACORN. The WH and US Senate, including many Democrats, have already bought into Faux News' and Glenn Beck's hard-hitting *concerns* about ACORN. Van Jones has bitten the dust as Obama's "green jobs czar" because of some politically inconvenient comments he made IN THE PAST about Republicans and 9/11.
I'm getting worried about where this might all end. Will Feingold and other Democrats jump on the "Birther" bandwagon next and if so, should the administration have to respond to THAT, as well? Forgive me for being just a little nervous about where this all might be heading. Obama has enough on his plate in regards to responding to RW and corporate media-enabled attacks on his policies. I would hope that he doesn't have to deal with stupid issues like this from members OF HIS OWN PARTY TOO!
:argh:
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