Daily Rant – August 12, 2009
August 12, 2009
There was a time when we were in a cold war with Russia and the use of the word czar in the United States would have been frowned upon. Here we have a president who is unashamedly naming czar after czar to his administration to oversee various aspects of our country, sometimes without constitutional authority, and nobody to answer to. Shouldn’t congress be outraged? He is usurping their power.
In a June 29, 2009 report from US News and World Reportonline, Bonnie Erbe reported another new czar was appointed to the administration. How much money do these people earn at our expense? Here is her list:
- Lynn Rosenthal – Adviser on Violence Against Women
- Drug czar
- U.S. border czar
- Urban czar
- Regulatory czar
- Stimulus accountability czar
- Iran czar
- Middle East czar
- Czar for both Afghanistan and Pakistan
“There are upward of 20 such top officials, all with lengthy official titles but known in the media as czars, and next week there will be one more, when Obama appoints a czar for cyber-security who will be charged with improving the security of computer networks.” said Erbe in the article.
Possibly the most aggregious appointment is that of Kenneth Feinberg as America’s “compensation czar.” This guy has the power to tell private companies what executives can make. Of course, this is put forth in the guise of protecting tax payers because these companies took bailout money from the government. Once you get into business with them, look out!
Russia was an example of Communism failing. Now we want our president to implement that strategy? No wonder our economy is going down the tubes. Central planning NEVER works despite the “good intentions”. It’s an old idea wrapped up in a new, young president who is getting away with more than George Bush was ever accused of doing. We need to stop this NOW! Our chance is 2010 to clean house in congress.
- FedUpEditor
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