Ethics

Former Republican DOJ Officials Puncture 'Czar' Nonsense

By Ed Brayton

David Rivkin and Lee Casey, former DOJ officials during the Reagan and Bush 41 administrations respectively, have an op-ed in the Washington Post puncturing all this nonsense about "czars" coming from the right. In particular they were responding to an earlier op-ed written by Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchinson of Texas where she repeated the usual blather on the issue. Hutchinson wrote:

Unfortunately -- and in direct contravention of the Framers' intentions -- virtually no one can say with certainty what these individuals do or what limits are placed on their authority. We don't know if they are influencing or implementing policy. We don't know if they possess philosophical views or political affiliations that are inappropriate or overreaching in the context of their work.

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on September 23, 2009 (boomark / email).