Drug Czar No Longer To Be a Cabinet Position

kpete

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Wed Mar-11-09 10:36 AM
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Drug Czar No Longer To Be a Cabinet Position

Drug Czar No Longer To Be a Cabinet Position
By Jeralyn, Section Obama Administration
Posted on Wed Mar 11, 2009 at 10:22:09 AM EST

It's official. President Barack Obama, as reported weeks ago, will name Seattle police chief R. Gil Kerlikowski to the position of Drug Czar. But...

The administration will remove the job's Cabinet designation -- reversing an elevation of the office under President George W. Bush -- although one senior official said that Kerlikowske would have "full access and a direct line to the president and the vice president."

And this should be no surprise:

The source also noted that Vice President Biden was instrumental in the creation of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and would continue to be an outspoken advocate on the issue.

http://www.talkleft.com/story/2009/3/11/11229/9525

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progressive_realist

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Wed Mar-11-09 10:49 AM
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1. Since this President isn't a cokehead...

I can't imagine why he would find daily reports on the state of the drug "war" useful.

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Winterblues

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Wed Mar-11-09 10:52 AM
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2. I am so sick of this Czar BS.

If they insist upon using the title at least get it right, it's Caesar which basically means Emperor. I thought America was better than that, but maybe in the "Homeland" this is accepted.

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tanngrisnir3

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Wed Mar-11-09 10:55 AM
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3. Excellent news.

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spanone

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Wed Mar-11-09 10:56 AM
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4. good, now let's do away with that silly position altogether

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AndyTiedye

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Wed Mar-11-09 11:47 AM
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5. Do Away With the Drug War Altogether

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