tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post2197538568202375181..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: What Does an Ebola Czar Do?Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-63263458380382208772014-10-20T08:39:02.819-04:002014-10-20T08:39:02.819-04:00Hey, I could do that, too. Serve for six months at...Hey, I could do that, too. Serve for six months at, say, $20,000 a month, then resign in disgrace. Perfect!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-35930429365430444852014-10-20T02:00:36.504-04:002014-10-20T02:00:36.504-04:00I'll suggest that this czar is also a fall guy...I'll suggest that this czar is also a fall guy: hired to absorb punishment that would otherwise be meted out to higher-ups should things go sideways.leifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097320643676830221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-77574712092682172302014-10-17T21:44:13.028-04:002014-10-17T21:44:13.028-04:00I general, what we call czars have no actual power...I general, what we call czars have no actual power, but are meant to be coordinators between disparate departments on various projects, and to give a central advisor for the president to go to address policy.<br /><br />So the drug czar facilitates communication between the various parts of the government involved in drug policy, and to be a reliable aggregator of information to the president.<br /><br />So an Ebola Czar would be facilitating communication between, say, the CDC, NIH, TSA.<br /><br />Right now, various national security advisors have been at the center of the White House response, and they have other things to do.<br /><br />Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09051024382193588456noreply@blogger.com