Monday, December 7, 2009

The many Czars of Obama

Czar-noun
1. an emperor or king.
2. (often initial capital letter) the former emperor of Russia.
3. an autocratic ruler or leader.
4. any person exercising great authority or power in a particular field: a czar of industry.

Here is the most recent list of Czars. Question? How many Obama Czars does it take to change a light bulb? 32. Wow.

Afghanistan Czar - Richard Holbrooke
To say the least, Richard Holrooke is probably one of the least controversial of Obama Czars. He began his career in 1962 in foreign affairs, starting with Vietnam and other Asain countries, befor becoming the Czar to South Asia he was an ambassador to the UN. He is known as the "bulldozer" for his strong arm tatics in getting things done.

AIDS Czar - Jeffrey Crowley


Auto Recovery czar - Ed Montgomery


Border Czar - Alan Bersin


Car Czar - Ron Bloom


Central Region Czar - Dennis Ross


Domestic Violence Czar - Lynn Rosenthal


Drug Czar - Gil Kerlikowske


Economic Czar - Paul Volcker


Energy and Environment Czar - Carol Browner


Faith-Based Czar - Joshua DuBois


Great Lakes Czar - Cameron Davis


Green Jobs Czar - Van Jones (resigned on Sept. 6)


Guantanamo Closure Czar - Daniel Fried


Health Czar - Nancy-Ann DeParle


Information Czar - Vivek Kundra


International Climate Czar - Todd Stern


Mideast Peace Czar - George Mitchell


Pay Czar - Kenneth Feinberg


Regulatory Czar - Cass Sunstein *


Science Czar - John Holdren


Stimulus Accountability Czar - Earl Devaney - statutory position


Sudan Czar - J. Scott Gration


TARP Czar - Herb Allison


Terrorism Czar - John Brennan


Technology Czar- Aneesh Chopra


Urban Affairs Czar - Adolfo Carrion Jr.


Weapons Czar - Ashton Carter


WMD Policy Czar - Gary Samore



Isn't it funny that our POTUS has created the largest adminstrative government since FDR. As time moves on I will address each of these czars and what their political associations are. For now you can look at this and wonder why does one man need so monay people to help him run the government?

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