Progressives Near The White House!

This is pretty good news, although I wonder why Bernstein will be part of the Vice President's team.

Given the critical nature of the economic challenges facing America, Vice President-elect Joe Biden announced today the creation of a new position in the Office of the Vice President: Chief Economist and Economic Policy Advisor to the Vice President. The Vice President-elect has selected nationally-prominent economist Jared Bernstein for the post.

"Jared Bernstein is an acclaimed economist, and a proven, passionate advocate for raising the incomes of middle class families. His expertise and background in a wide range of domestic and international economic policies will be an invaluable asset to the Obama-Biden Administration,” said Vice President-elect Joe Biden. "It’s an honor to have him on my team and I look forward to his advice and counsel."

Bernstein is a very solid progressive economist. Why he's not in the White House hierarchy is kind of weird. He'll have a voice, but there's no telling how strong it will be. Hopefully it'll be worth more than a warm bucket of spit.

(as someone through email said to me about Biden, "He went to Jared!")