Office of Management and Blogging
If reports are true and Barack Obama is really going to tap widely respected CBO Director Peter Orszag to head up the Office of Management and Budget (it’s like the CBO, but for the White House, so it makes sense) then I believe that would make him the highest-ranking blogger in the history of the United States of America. I was also going to say that he’d be the highest-ranking executive branch official who’s had the distinct honor of meeting Matthew Yglesias, but I actually met Obama twice so that’s out.
As a blogger, Orszag was only so-so, offering interesting content but not enough of it and presented way too sporadically. His CBO Director’s blog would have been a cutting edge public policy blog in 2004 or 2005, but by 2008 people have come to expect more from a blogger. But as an policy analyst, he’s first rate. And from his new, even more elevated position, perhaps he can organize some kind of interagency policy blog. Think CAPAF’s Wonk Room but with Senate confirmation.
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November 18th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
I remember Orzag from the Social Security privatization debate. He pretty much called BS on the privatizers and was one of the most credible people doing it so good for him that he’s getting a sweet Obama job. He seems like the King of All Wonks which is probably what you want at OMB. I can overlook the lack of cutting edge blog posts on topics such as ‘What I had for breakfast’. As a nation we have more important fish to fry than actually frying bacon and then talking about it. Although bacon is pretty good. And eggs.
November 18th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
What about Michael Leavitt? I’m not schooled enough in politics to know if this post is “higher-ranking” than Secretary of Health and Human Services.
http://secretarysblog.hhs.gov/my_weblog/
November 18th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Plus, he’s got a supercool soul patch.
November 18th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
Yes. But, then, you are incredibly powerful.
Or so I am informed.
November 18th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
Re “As a blogger, Orszag was only so-so, offering interesting content but not enough of it and presented way too sporadically ”
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How many commenters here are biting their tongues?
November 18th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
The CBO’s logo is a total ripoff of the Omni Consumer Products logo.
Perhaps this is Obama’s subtle way of signaling that he intends to clean up Detroit?
November 18th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Should we be unhappy at all to see him leave the CBO? His being there was considered a great thing for health care reform.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:07 pm
We should not be unhappy that he is leaving CBO (in terms of health care policy). OMB has a lot more authority — CBO just plays an information (and score-keeping) role. You want smart dedicated folks like Orszag at key posts like OMB.
November 18th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
So I take it this doesn’t count?
November 19th, 2008 at 12:48 am
I’m obsessing about this idea, but why not Voinivich? That would give us another Senate Seat.
November 19th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Plus, he’s about 6″6″ which should please Matt.
December 10th, 2008 at 5:30 am
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