Russia had only 30 czars -- Obama has 45

[Geee]

Washington Examiner:

From the time the Russian title of "Czar" (or Caesar) was first used in the 16th Century to describe the Emperors of Russia, through the communist revolution of 1917, Russia had only about thirty czars. President Obama's administration has 45, according to a new report from the conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch.

President Obama was not the first to have "czars," nor have all the positions that go by that informal name fallen within the lines of this report. But Obama's use of policy advisors who "enjoy positions of power and authority in the administration and yet have not been subjected to vetting and confirmation by the U.S. Senate" is unprecedented in several ways, the report suggests:

President Barack Obama has installed personal advisors in czar positions in the White House and has created new czar positions elsewhere in the Executive Branch. As of the date of this report, the number of czars that have been appointed by the President, or by others in his administration, appears to total 45. In addition, there are as many as 18 other unfilled or planned czar positions.

Many of these ‘czars’ are unconfirmed by the Senate and are largely unaccountable to Congress. Further, their activities are often outside the reach of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), creating a veil of secrecy about their precise role in the administration.”

I find this the most intriguing assertion within the release announcing the report:

Czars appointees have seized unprecedented control over major aspects of government policy and programs. In some instances, unconfirmed czars have authority, in seeming violation of the U.S. Constitution, over certain Senate-confirmed officers.

There's something for your Columbus Day reading -- it's available at www.judicialwatch.org.

[Draggingtree]

Aug

 

Obama’s Regulatory Czar To Resign…Leaving Us With 1,000′s Of New Regulations To Strangle Business Owners With

By: Curt

 

Obama’s Regulatory Czar has resigned:

Cass Sunstein, administrator of the powerful Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in the White House Office of Management and Budget, will return later this month to his previous post at Harvard Law School, the White House will announce Friday.

Obama said of Sunstein:

“For the last three and a half years, Cass Sunstein has helped drive a series of historic accomplishments on behalf of the American people.”

Accomplishments?

During the last 3+ years Obama and his “regulatory czar” have issued 106 new major regulations (as of March 2012).

…at a cost of more than $46 billion annually, and nearly $11 billion in one-time implementation costs. This amount is about five times the cost imposed by the prior Administration of George W. Bush.

Five times more than Bush. But wait! Didn’t Obama say he issued FEWER regulations read more http://floppingaces.net/2012/08/03/obamas-regulatory-czar-to-resign-leaving-us-with-1000s-of-new-regulations-to-strangle-business-owners-with/

[Pepper]

Someone told me that he was going to engage engage in pederasty full time like Sandusky.

 

I do not know if that ist true, but it seems to work for Harry Reid.

[Geee]

Cass Sunstein Bio:

 

http://www.therightreasons.net/index.php?/page/politicalplayers/_/political/white-house-staff/sunstein-r76