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Richard Painter was not just Bush's ethics czar, but is a very respected law professor and ethicist. You can read some of his publications to get a better sense

Richard Painter was not just Bush's ethics czar, but is a very respected law professor and ethicist. You can read some of his publications to get a better sense of him: http://www.law.umn.edu/facultyprofiles/painterr.html http://www.law.umn.edu/facultyprofiles/painterr.html http://wisconsinlawreview.org/wp-content/files/1-Nagy-Painter.pdf http://wisconsinlawreview.org/wp-content/files/1-Nagy-Painte... Buddy Roemer is also not an ideologue by any means.

wdewind 12y ago
Yeah you know, you're right about Roemer, I read a bit more about him and I was wrong. Very atypical for an LA governor haha.
jtbigwoo 12y ago
I think the criticism is reasonable, though. Roemer has been a self-declared Republican for 23 years. Painter seems reasonable and thoughtful, but when making political judgements it's tough to overlook his connection to the Bush administration. Centrist and liberal observers can be forgiven for being suspicious of a committee with two Republicans and a techno-liberal. I don't envy the people who had to organize this, by the way. Either you set up an odd-numbered panel and expect a bunch of criticism or you setup a even-numbered panel and prepare yourself for stalemates and ineffectiveness. (I suppose you could have a very large odd-numbered panel and hope that the law of averages helps you remain balanced.)