tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post1404751450391503918..comments2024-03-28T10:15:57.792-04:00Comments on Social Security News: Don't Want To Seem Impatient But When Next Month?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-29369621681790714852013-01-29T15:28:15.069-05:002013-01-29T15:28:15.069-05:00Lets all hope we do not start the revolving door o...Lets all hope we do not start the revolving door of Commisioners again, months, a year, no one staying nothing moving at all, that is far far worse than Astrue.<br /><br />Sometimes I wonder if we would complain if we were handed 50lbs of gold that we had to carry that weight to bank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-81338558735846190432013-01-29T10:19:28.810-05:002013-01-29T10:19:28.810-05:00I agree that Astrue did an excellent job in a very...I agree that Astrue did an excellent job in a very difficult environment -- one of the best commissioners for SSA in the last 40 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-81621694167026402362013-01-29T08:36:06.174-05:002013-01-29T08:36:06.174-05:00I've been doing this for almost 7 years. What...I've been doing this for almost 7 years. What I know is that I no longer have people being evicted or passing away waiting for a hearing like I did 5 years ago. Kudos on the backlog.<br /><br />JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-33882823911732094642013-01-29T06:11:17.219-05:002013-01-29T06:11:17.219-05:00Nobody is perfect, but I am sad to see Astrue go. ...Nobody is perfect, but I am sad to see Astrue go. Whether or not it's true, I got the impression that Astrue really cared about the well being of SSA personnel and the importance of the agency mission. Colvin and whoever comes after her have big shoes to fill. You will be missed, Commissioner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-27221908693146192802013-01-29T03:56:11.681-05:002013-01-29T03:56:11.681-05:00A true visionary, yes. A legend in his own mind. ...A true visionary, yes. A legend in his own mind. A narcissist, a strutting banty rooster. Rude. Short-sighted. Passionate about self-promotion. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-56574893193192006572013-01-28T23:20:27.481-05:002013-01-28T23:20:27.481-05:00Anon @ 8:09. You did not quote the entire provisi...Anon @ 8:09. You did not quote the entire provision, which continues: "A Commissioner appointed to a term of office after the commencement of such term may serve under such appointment only for the remainder of such term." Astrue was not appointed until 2/12/2007 for a 6 year term ending 1/19/13- thus, he was appointed to a term of office after the commencement of such term" and authorized only to serve the remainder of the term.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-38735709545154250292013-01-28T23:19:53.956-05:002013-01-28T23:19:53.956-05:00Anon @ 8:09. You did not quote the entire provisi...Anon @ 8:09. You did not quote the entire provision, which continues: A Commissioner appointed to a term of office after the commencement of such term may serve under such appointment only for the remainder of such term." Astrue was not appointed until 2/12/2007 for a 6 year term ending 1/19/13- thus, he was appointed to a term of office after the commencement of such term" and authorized only to serve the remainder of the term. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-27120789849832886932013-01-28T21:09:01.863-05:002013-01-28T21:09:01.863-05:00A true visionary, a talented leader, a good man: t...A true visionary, a talented leader, a good man: these impressions <br />barely begin to describe the <br />Commissioner, with whom I've interacted a time or two on agency management issues. He's been a once-in-a-generation transformational administrator of SSA. Can't imagine another leader producing such cost-effective and high-quality results. The public owes him a debt of gratitude for his world-class service to the country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-48641690993037854412013-01-28T21:08:40.066-05:002013-01-28T21:08:40.066-05:00By stepping down and letting Colvin take over as A...By stepping down and letting Colvin take over as Acting COSS, Astrue forces Obama to nominate someone relatively quickly, and forces the Senate to confirm the nominee relatively quickly. Amirite?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-6145973379972070652013-01-28T20:09:46.885-05:002013-01-28T20:09:46.885-05:00Anon @ 6:44 PM, the Social Security Act provides t...Anon @ 6:44 PM, the Social Security Act provides this authorization (<a href="http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title07/0702.htm" rel="nofollow">§ 702(a)(3)</a>). The Act provides, in relevant part, that "[i]n any case in which a successor does not take office at the end of a Commissioner’s term of office, such Commissioner may continue in office until the entry upon office of such a successor."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-10071820726279151852013-01-28T19:10:47.484-05:002013-01-28T19:10:47.484-05:00He says he reduced the time to a disability hearin...He says he reduced the time to a disability hearing from about 540 days to about 360 days in an era of dwindling budgets. Dwindling budgets? What about the one billion dollar stimulus Congress gave him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-79247395913257980732013-01-28T18:44:40.005-05:002013-01-28T18:44:40.005-05:00He overstayed his term, and there does not appear ...He overstayed his term, and there does not appear to have been any authorization for him to do so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-48632494565688460942013-01-28T17:46:38.312-05:002013-01-28T17:46:38.312-05:00Thanks for the article. I've been looking for ...Thanks for the article. I've been looking for a <a href="http://www.meyerpuklich.com/social-security.html" rel="nofollow">social security disability attorney in minnesota</a> for quite some time nowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com