How Come Obama Had Time To Appoint An Ambassador For Earth Hour, But Not People For The Treasury?

If you’re one who feels that environmentalism seems to be more and more an assault on progress, individualism and human innovation by a bunch of backwards-thinking Luddites (and I know I’m one who feels that way) then this video is for you.


While I was watching that, I got to thinking about the green movement’s publicity stunt from yesterday. Ed Norton was picked by the Obama administration to be America’s official ambassador for the event. But at the Treasury Department, an agency Obama has made central to his economic rescue efforts, there remains over a dozen unfilled positions.
Meaning that even if Obama’s economic rescue plan as defined by his Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner were workable (and it’s not, really), it’s unlikely to succeed with pretty much just Geithner himself manning the Treasury.
Which pretty much sums up Obama’s approach to being President, doesn’t it? Plenty of time for meaningless fluff, not a lot of time for leadership.

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  • http://proof-proofpositive.blogspot.com/ proof_positive

    Seriously, I think you’re right to bring up the question. We all know more about Obama’s basketball picks and lame Leno jokes than we do about how he is going to prevent a country in “crisis” from becoming a “catastrophe”. (To use Obama’s words)

  • http://proof-proofpositive.blogspot.com/ proof_positive

    Because you don’t want to make Ed Norton angry!

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  • Mickey

    This pick is something Obama can handle.

  • http://sayanythingblog.com robport

    Politics aside, I actually think Ed Norton’s is pretty great. But given all that’s on Obama’s plate, it’s unbelievable to see him focus on the trivial like this.

  • http://suitepotato.blogspot.com/ sayanything-4808

    Rob, the trivial is the absolute most Obama is competent to deal with.

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