Obama’s Czars
Posted By Zonies on June 20, 2009
On April 16, 2009, David Rothkopf published an article titled, “It’s official: Obama creates more czars that the Romanovs.” He opens it by saying, “It has finally happened. With yesterday’s naming of Border Czar Alan Bersin, the Obama administration has by any reasonable reckoning passed the Romanov Dynasty in the production of czars. The Romanovs ruled Russia from 1613 with the ascension of Michael I through the abdication of Czar Nicholas II in 1917. During that time, they produced 18 czars. While it is harder to exactly count the number of Obama administration czars, with yesterday’s appointment it seems fair to say it is now certainly in excess of 18.” Well, that was a few weeks and a few czars ago. Here’s the latest list I’ve been able to put together.
1. Af-Pak (Afghanistan-Pakistan) Czar: Richard Holbrooke
2. Border Czar – Alan Bersin
3. Car Czar – Steven Rattner
4. Copyright Czar – (not yet selected)
5. CyberSpace Czar (not yet selected)
6. Drug Czar – Gil Kerlikowske
7. Economic Czar: Paul A. Volker
8. Education Czar-Arne Duncan
9. Energy Czar – Carol Browner
10. Faith-based Czar – Joshua DuBois
11. Great Lakes Czar – Cameron Davis
12. Green Jobs Czar – Van Jones
13. Guantanamo Closure Czar – Daniel Fried
14. Health Reform Czar – Nancy-Ann DeParle
15. Information Czar – Vivek Kundra
16. Middle East Czar: George Mitchell
17. Mortgage Czar – (not yet selected)
18. Pay Czar – Kenneth R. Feinberg
19. Performance Czar – Nancy Killefer—withdrew her name because of a failure to pay her taxes
20. Regulatory Czar – Cass Sunstein
21. Science Czar: John Holdren
22. Stimulus Accountability Czar – Earl Devaney
23. Sudan Czar: Scott Gration
24. TARP Czar – Herb Allison
25. Terrorism Czar – John Brennan
26. Technology Czar – Aneesh Chopra
27. Urban Affairs Czar – Adolfo Carrion, Jr.
28. WMD Policy Czar – Gary Samore
Will Obama be changing his position/title from President to Czar of Czars? As fast as this country is changing, who can be sure?
During the election McCain said he wanted to change Washington, and Obama said he wanted to change America. I think you will agree that he is indeed changing our country.
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