Three ways Obama's new Ebola czar is like his old Ebola czar

3) Lack of accountability

On Thursday night, President Obama said he was thinking about appointing an Ebola czar because, he said, “It may make sense for us to have one person, in part just so that after this initial surge of activity, we can have a more regular process, just to make sure that we’re crossing all the t’s and dotting all the i’s going forward.”

Of course, we already had an Ebola czar. That she and her office existed, much less had been MIA in recent months and had been embroiled in a huge cronyism scandal was barely news. It may have not been in any major news outlet at all in recent weeks. Nobody asked about the results we should have had for the billions upon billions of dollars she oversaw. They just suggested creating a new Ebola czar.

Presumably this new czar, with an expertise in handing out government contracts, will likewise be able to operate with little to no oversight and with no questions from the press.

Klain is in some ways more worrisome than Lurie. He has no public health experience. Not only does Vox.com love him — a near kiss of death — but Klain loves Vox!