Although some people raise objections to the number of czars, the biggest questions remain about how they are vetted and their lack of accountability to the public. Let's take a look at some of Obama's czars:
- Steve Rattner, the 'car czar', resigned after becoming embroiled in an SEC scandal (2).
- Carol Browner, the 'energy czar', who as head of the EPA oversaw the destruction of agency computer files in brazen violation of a federal judge’s order requiring the agency to preserve its records. This from a public official who bragged about her tenure: "One of the things I’m the proudest of at EPA is the work we’ve done to expand the public’s right to know." (3)
- Van Jones, the 'green jobs czar', who is an admitted Communist, who believes the U.S. caused 9/11 and who is undoubtedly a racist (4).
- Cass Sunstein, the 'regulatory czar', believes hunting should be banned and some other freaky stuff (5).
- Mark Lloyd, the 'media czar', is a member of the Communist Party USA and believes Hugo Chavez is just trying to implement a popular democracy in Venezuela (6).
- John Holdren, the 'science czar', believes in forced abortion, sterilization of certain people and other drastic population control measures. He said, "To provide a high quality of life for all, there must be fewer people." (7).
And Republicans want answers. The czars, those that hold advisory positions but not Cabinet positions, are not confirmed by the Senate. It is all done in the background by the Obama administration.
"Are these czars advisors or are they policy makers?" Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas asked. Poe said the distinction is important and ultimately mandates whether or not the lack of a Senate confirmation amounts to a violation of the U.S. Constitution (8).
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said, "They're positions in the administration, they're positions in the previous administration. I think these are positions that date back at least to, you know, many, many administrations, where there may be policy coordination between many different departments in order to make governmental responses more efficient."
"The White House staff should review my full remarks before launching an attack," said Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN). "I made it clear that there have always been a few czars but nothing like the 18 new czars appointed in this administration. Eighteen of the administration's 32 czars hold new positions that did not exist in previous administration [sic] and were not authorized by law."
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1. "List of U.S. Executive Branch Czars" (2009, September 17). Wikipedia.com
Taken September 17, 2009, from Wikipedia.com
2. King Jr., Neil (2009, July 14). "Auto Czar Quits Post Six Months Into the Job". The Wall Street Journal Online.
Retrieved September 17, 2009, from wsj.com
3. Malkin, Michelle (2008, December 12). "Crooked Carol Browner: Obama’s ethically-challenged energy czar". Michelle Malkin.
Retrieved September 17, 2009, from michellemalkin.com
4. Campbell, Dave (2009, September 8). "The Green Jobs Czar Is Gone -- Not That You'd Know It". Common Sense Times.
Retrieved September 17, 2009, from CommonSenseTimes
5. Campbell, Dave (2009, September 10). "Regulatory Czar Is An Animal Rights Whacko". Common Sense Times.
Retrieved September 17, 2009, from CommonSenseTimes
6. Campbell, Dave (2009, September 2). "Obama's Media Czar Supports Marxism". Common Sense Times.
Retrieved September 17, 2009, from CommonSenseTimes
7. Campbell, Dave (2009, September 1). "Obama's Science Advisor Advocated Forced Abortions and Sterilization". Common Sense Times.
Retrieved September 17, 2009, from CommonSenseTimes
8. Bream, Shannon, Eve Zibel and Trish Turner (2009, September 16). "Republicans Press Obama to Shed Light on His 'Czars'". Fox News.
Retrieved September 17, 2009, from FoxNews.com
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