Monday, January 12, 2009

Obamunism, Carol Browner, and the International Socialists


Time for me to go out and buy one of these shirts.

Earlier, I posted a short bio of a number of Obama's appointments. The one that took me most by surprise was Carol Browner, who he appointed to the position of "Energy Czar."

First, I found out that she used to work for uber-environmentalist Al Gore.

Then I found out that she worked for Citizen Action, an environmental group. Is it any surpirse, then, that I found her ties to a socialist organziation?

Last week, conservative blogs were buzzing with the news that Carol Browner was part of the International Socialist organization. She was one of the leaders of an organization in that group called "Commission for a Sustainable World Society." Last week, I linked to this page where you could read a short profile of her.

This week, the profile has disappeared.
The Washington Times picked up on the story, and asked the Obama administration about it. Guess what their response was?
Mr. Obama's transition team said Mrs. Browner's membership in the organization is not a problem and that it brings experience in U.S. policymaking to her new role.

Yep. That's completely predictable. They think her participation in a socialist organization is a plus.

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