O&E Editor’s Notes: 1. Fox News reported Friday, Aug. 28, 2009 that the White House (presumably President Obama himself or his staff ) objected to the use of Czar in reference to the below listed persons. 2. A special thank you goes out to American Daughter Media Center, and Michelle Malkin a Fox News contributor, for the use of their Czars List and other source information.
From American Daughter Media Center: Obama has moved swiftly to concentrate power in the White House, bypassing the review of our elected representatives in Congress in most of the posts listed above. Even though cabinet positions are part of the executive branch, the cabinet secretaries must be approved by Congress, they are funded by Congress, and they can be called before Congress to testify. Most of these czars, on the other hand, are appointed by Obama at his sole discretion, and are answerable only to him. If subpoenaed by Congress, they can claim executive privilege.
Right after the election last November, Lowell Ponte of NewsMax published a tongue-in-cheek article that purported to be written eight years in the future, looking back on the Obama administration. Given the administration’s current initiatives, the ominous prognostication seems frighteningly likely:
Looking back from 2016 on eight strange years of President Barack Obama’s administration, we see that it has been nothing like what idealists believed they were electing in 2008.
The Obama years will be remembered in the Ministry of Truth’s official history as the era of 1,000 czars, the elitist commissars he gave the power to rule by fiat in every sector of America’s government, economy, and society…. And through their partisan power, Barack Obama became America’s permanent caesar.
Simple Listing of Czar Titles:
1. Afghanistan-Pakistan (Af-Pak) Czar: Richard Holbrooke
2. AIDS Czar: Jeffrey Crowley
3. Auto Workers Czar: Ed Montgomery
4. Autism Czar: Not appointed yet.
5. Behavioral Science Czar: Not appointed yet.
6. Bailout Czar: Herbert Allison Jr.
7. Border Czar: Alan Bersin (Former US attorney)
8. Car Czar: Ron Bloom
9. Climate Change Czar: Todd Stern
10. Copyright Czar: Not appointed yet.
11. Counterterrorism Czar: John Brennan
12. Cybersecurity Czar: Not appointed yet.
13. Disinformation Czar: Linda Douglass
14. Domestic Violence Czar: Lynn Rosenthal
15. Drug Czar: Gil Kerlikowske
16. Economic Czar: Larry Summers
17. Economic Czar II: Paul Volcker
18. Education Czar: Arne Duncan
19. Energy Czar: Carol M. Browner
20. Food Safety Czar: Michael Taylor
21. Government Performance Czar: Jeffrey Zients
22. Great Lakes Czar: Cameron Davis
23. Green Jobs Czar: Van Jones
24. Guantanomo Closure Czar: Daniel Fried
25. Health Czar: Nancy-Ann DeParle
26. Infotech Czar: Vivek Kundra
27. Intelligence Czar: Admiral Dennis Blair
28. Latin American Czar: Arturo Valenzuela
29. Media Diversity Czar: Mark Lloyd
30. Mideast Peace Czar: George Mitchell
31. Mideast Policy Czar: Dennis Ross
32. Pay Czar: Kenneth Feinberg
33. Regulatory Czar: Cass Sunstein
34. Religion Czar: Joshua Dubois
35. ‘Safe Schools’ Czar: Kevin Jennings
36. Science Czar: John Holdren
37. Stimulus Oversight Czar: Earl Devaney
38. Sudan Czar: J. Scott Gration
39. TARP Czar: Elizabeth Warren
40. TARP Czar II: Herb Allison
41. Technology Czar: Aneesh Chopra
42. Trade Czar: Ron Kirk
43. Urban Affairs/Housing Czar: Adolfo Carrion
44. War Czar: Douglas Lute
45. Water Czar: David J. Hayes
46. Weapons Czar: Ashton Carter
47. Weapons of Mass Destruction Czar: Gary Samore
Potential Czars not yet vetted:
1. Income Redistribution Czar: Not appointed yet.
2. Consumer Financial Protection Czar, aka Mortgage Czar: Not appointed yet.
3. Land-Use Czar: Not appointed yet.
4. Radio-Internet Fairness Czar: Not appointed yet.
5. Student Loan Czar: Not appointed yet.
6. Voter List Czar: Not appointed yet.
7. Zoning Czar: Not appointed yet.
8. Health Insurance Czar: Not appointed yet.
9. Interrogation Czar: Not appointed yet.