Obama's Pick for Regulatory Czar, Cass Sunstein, has Big Business in a Tizzy

A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS
by Meg White
Good Sign for Consumers:
In an article published online today for Mother Jones, Jonathan Stein reveals a media campaign against President Barack Obama's choice of Cass Sunstein to head the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for what it is: a combination of fear mongering and downright lies.
Stein expertly picks apart the arguments that the Center for Consumer Ignorance (CCF) makes against Sunstein. The group calls Sunstein "a radical human rights activist," warning meat lovers to "stock their freezers" in anticipation of Sunstein's approval as regulatory czar.
As one might imagine, the CCF's arguments against Sunstein are overblown. I suggest you read Stein's article for more, but suffice it to say that Sunstein eats meat and Stein concludes that "Sunstein may initiate a new regulatory regime that protects consumers, the environment, and, yes, animals at the expense of CCF's clients. But if he does so, it will likely be at the president's direction, not his own."
But the fact that CCF's argument is a stretch at best may not be the most important part about this story. Sometimes the source of lies is more important than the lies themselves.