Monday, June 9, 2014

Psaking it to State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki

Thomas Lifson  "Highly visible among the hacks who are now in charge of US foreign policy (such luminaries as Ben Rhodes and Susan Rice) is Jen Psaki, official spokesperson for the United States Department of State. Psaki is now an object of ridicule on Russian television, which has created the word “psaking” to describe “when someone makes a dogmatic statement about something they don’t understand, mixes facts up, and then doesn’t apologize.' ”
 
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As Ed Lasky has chronicled on these pages, Psaki's background as a campaign aide to Obama ill-qualifies her for her serious diplomatic responsibilities.  But in the Obama administration, political loyalty trumps expertise every time, even in the most sensitive positions.
 
We see that will apply to Obama's judgeships as well.

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