http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2017/1/31/1627681/-Bannon-s-last-job-was-peddling-racism-conspiracies-but-Trump-gives-him-a-top-national-security-seat
"It's not likely Steve Bannon could have obtained so much as a security clearance in any past administration—his ties to extremist figures would have probably nixed such thoughts, and Donald Trump and staff had to invent a new title in order to give Bannon a place in the White House that would not be subject to Senate approval. Now he's on the National Security Committee, where he will be helping to guide national security policy from the very top levels. It's impossible to overstate just how radical—or insane—this move is."
