The word "Czar" is derived from the name Caesar and means "Emperor".As of 20 July 2009 there are at least 32 Czars (ministers) in the presidents cabinet. Here is a list of them, what they make and who they report to. Those with a * by their name were started by previous administrations:
- Afghanistan Czar - Richard Holbrooke -$unknown - Sec. of State Clinton
- *AIDS Czar* - Jeffrey Crowley - $102,000 - President Obama
- Auto Recovery Czar - Ed Montgomery -$unknown - Larry Summers, Obama's adviser
- *Border Czar* - Alan Bersin -$unknown - Janet Napolitano, Sec. Homeland Security
- California Water Czar - David J. Hayes - $unknown - Interior Sec. Ken Salazar
- Car Czar - Ron Bloom - $unknown - Treasury Sec. Tim Geithner
- Central Region Czar - Dennis Ross - $unknown - National Security Adviser Gen. James Jones
- Climate Czar - Todd Stern - $unknown - Sec. of State Clinton
- Domestic Violence Czar - Lynn Rosenthal - $unknown - Pres. Obama
- *Drug Czar* - Gil Kerlikowske - $unknown - Pres. Obama
- *Economic Czar* - Paul Volcker - $unpaid? - Pres. Obama
- Energy & Environment Czar - Carol Browner - $172,200 - Pres. Obama
- *Faith-Based Czar* -Joshua DuBois - $98,000 - Pres. Obama
- Government Performance Czar - Jeffrey Zients -$unknown - Office of Budget and Management Director, Peter Orzag
- Great Lakes Czar - Cameron Davis - $unknown - EPA Administrator, Lisa Jackson
- Green Jobs Czar - Van Jones (Communist excon) - $unknown - Head of Council on Environmental Quality, Nancy Sutley
- Guantanamo Closure Czar - Daniel Fried -$unknown - Sec. of State Clinton
- *Health Czar* - Nancy-Ann DeParle - $158,500 - Pres. Obama
- Information Czar - Vivek Kundra - $unknown -Dir. Office of Management and Budget, Peter Orszag
- *Intelligence Czar* - Dennis Blair -$197,700 - Pres Obama
- Mideast Peace Czar - George Mitchell - $unknown - Sec of State Clinton
- Pay Czar - Kenneth Feinberg - $unpaid? - Treasury Sec. Geithner
- *Regulatory Czar* - Cass Sunstein - $unknown - Office of budget and management Dir., Peter Orzag
- Science Czar - John Holdren - $unknown - Pres. Obama
- Stimulus Accountability Czar - Earl Devaney - $unknown - Vice Pres. Biden
- Sudan Czar - J. Scott Gration - $unknown - Sec of State Clinton
- TARP Czar - Herb Allison - $unknown - Treasury Sec. Geithner
- Technology Czar - Aneesh Chopra - $unknown - Pres. Obama
- Terrorism Czar - John Brennan - $172,200 - National Security Adviser James Jones
- Urban Affairs Czar - Adolfo Carrion Jr. - $158,500 - Pres. Obama
- Weapons Czar - Ashton Carter - $unknown - Defense Sec. Robert Gates
- WMD Policy Czar - Gary Samore - $unknown - National Security Advisor Gen. James Jones
None of these "Czars" are accountable to anybody but the president and were appointed by him. Congress has no power over them. The people have no power over them. How unconstitutional can you get?
4 comments:
They all have a * I thought Obama thought up some new ones.
everything that Obama and his "cronies" have done is unconstional. We have to stop them!.
The thread that the constitution is hanging on is here.
There are 8 from before now there are 32
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