Sunstein picked for sharing Obama's radical views?

Comments echo president's argument for 'redistributive change'
Posted: September 22, 2009
1:00 am Eastern
By Aaron Klein
© 2009 WorldNetDaily

Cass Sunstein
JERUSALEM – Was President Obama's newly confirmed regulatory czar, Cass Sunstein, chosen because he holds radical positions that mirror some of Obama's own personal views?

WND last week exposed Sunstein argued it is 'desirable' to redistribute America's wealth to poorer nations.

The comments seem eerily similar to a 2001 radio interview that surfaced on the Internet during last year's presidential campaign in which Obama is heard promoting 'major redistributive change.'

In the interview, Obama doubted whether redistribution of wealth could be brought about by the U.S. court system. He did not propose another mechanism for such radical change.

However, as WND reported, Sunstein, the new White House regulatory czar, proposed interpretation of federal laws be made not by judges but by the beliefs and commitments of the U.S. president and those around him.

During the presidential campaign, the blogosphere was abuzz with audio clips from a 2001 Chicago Public Radio interview in which Obama made clear he favored redistribution of the country's wealth while lamenting the court may not be the appropriate mechanism to bring about such change."