Monday, April 19, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Czars!!!!!
As we all know President Obama has czars, and a lot of them. Who are these people? What do they do? Why are they holding the position that they do? What exactly is a czar and when did this all start? These are questions that I will be looking into in the next few blog posts. I am going to be writing a series of blog posts dedicated all the the presidents czars.
These people are high level officials that have a particular policy they are in charge of. The term "czar" is a media term popularly applied to these people. This dates back to the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, was used in reference to people in Nixon and Ford administrations. To put is simply, these "czars" are simply advisors to the president in various areas. I will be looking into these czars, to see who exactly they are.
Some would say that President Obama is a socialist, many people get mad at these comments and want to argue that he isn't. But many of the people he associates with are socialist, and kind of weird quite frankly and when you hang with someone long enough you start to be like them. Of course you can be friends with people who differ when it comes to political ideologies, but why would you give them a position in the government? These are some ideas to consider. Anyway some of these czars are very interesting so enjoy.
List of Obama Czars
NOTE: positions that also existed under previous administrations are indicated with an *.
1. Afghanistan Czar - Richard Holbrooke
2. AIDS Czar * - Jeffrey Crowley
3. Auto Recovery Czar - Ed Montgomery
4. Border Czar * - Alan Bersin
5. California Water Czar - David J. Hayes
6. Car Czar - Ron Bloom
7. Central Region Czar - Dennis Ross
8. Climate Czar - Todd Stern
9. Domestic Violence Czar - Lynn Rosenthal
10. Drug Czar * - Gil Kerlikowske
11. Economic Czar * - Paul Volcker
12. Energy and Environment Czar - Carol Browner
13. Faith-Based Czar * - Joshua DuBois
14. Government Performance Czar - Jeffrey Zients
15. Great Lakes Czar - Cameron Davis
16. Green Jobs Czar - Van Jones
17. Guantanamo Closure Czar - Daniel Fried
18. Health Czar * - Nancy-Ann DeParle
19. Information Czar - Vivek Kundra
20. Intelligence Czar * - Dennis Blair
21. Mideast Peace Czar - George Mitchell
22. Pay Czar - Kenneth R. Feinberg
23. Regulatory Czar - Cass R. Sunstein *
24. Science Czar - John Holdren
25. Stimulus Accountability Czar - Earl Devaney
26. Sudan Czar - J. Scott Gration
27. TARP Czar - Herb Allison
28. Technology Czar - Aneesh Chopra
29. Terrorism Czar - John Brennan
30. Urban Affairs Czar - Adolfo Carrion Jr.
31. Weapons Czar - Ashton Carter
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._executive_branch_czars
These people are high level officials that have a particular policy they are in charge of. The term "czar" is a media term popularly applied to these people. This dates back to the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt, was used in reference to people in Nixon and Ford administrations. To put is simply, these "czars" are simply advisors to the president in various areas. I will be looking into these czars, to see who exactly they are.
Some would say that President Obama is a socialist, many people get mad at these comments and want to argue that he isn't. But many of the people he associates with are socialist, and kind of weird quite frankly and when you hang with someone long enough you start to be like them. Of course you can be friends with people who differ when it comes to political ideologies, but why would you give them a position in the government? These are some ideas to consider. Anyway some of these czars are very interesting so enjoy.
List of Obama Czars
NOTE: positions that also existed under previous administrations are indicated with an *.
1. Afghanistan Czar - Richard Holbrooke
2. AIDS Czar * - Jeffrey Crowley
3. Auto Recovery Czar - Ed Montgomery
4. Border Czar * - Alan Bersin
5. California Water Czar - David J. Hayes
6. Car Czar - Ron Bloom
7. Central Region Czar - Dennis Ross
8. Climate Czar - Todd Stern
9. Domestic Violence Czar - Lynn Rosenthal
10. Drug Czar * - Gil Kerlikowske
11. Economic Czar * - Paul Volcker
12. Energy and Environment Czar - Carol Browner
13. Faith-Based Czar * - Joshua DuBois
14. Government Performance Czar - Jeffrey Zients
15. Great Lakes Czar - Cameron Davis
16. Green Jobs Czar - Van Jones
17. Guantanamo Closure Czar - Daniel Fried
18. Health Czar * - Nancy-Ann DeParle
19. Information Czar - Vivek Kundra
20. Intelligence Czar * - Dennis Blair
21. Mideast Peace Czar - George Mitchell
22. Pay Czar - Kenneth R. Feinberg
23. Regulatory Czar - Cass R. Sunstein *
24. Science Czar - John Holdren
25. Stimulus Accountability Czar - Earl Devaney
26. Sudan Czar - J. Scott Gration
27. TARP Czar - Herb Allison
28. Technology Czar - Aneesh Chopra
29. Terrorism Czar - John Brennan
30. Urban Affairs Czar - Adolfo Carrion Jr.
31. Weapons Czar - Ashton Carter
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._executive_branch_czars
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