Here be Czars!

Here be Czars!

That tag line is an obvious take of the novel “Here be Dragons” by Sharon Kay Penman. Here Be Dragons (1985) is the first of Penman's trilogy of novels about the medieval princes of Gwynedd. One of her most popular novels, about which Penman states, “I think Dragons is so popular because it was virgin territory for most readers."

And the world of czars will be virgin territory for most readers, too.

The White House does not really like the name czar, maybe because it has its roots in the Russian word Tzar

The word Potentate comes to mind.

All right.

Arbiter, aristocrat, big cheese, big shot, big wig, boss, brains, brass, buff*, city hall, connoisseur, egghead, establishment*, exec, executive, expert, feds, front office, governor, guru, White House, judge, kingfish, kingpin, law*, power elite, pro, professional, professor, pundit, scholar, specialist, textbook, top brass, top dog, top hand, upstairs, veteran, virtuoso, whiz, wizard.

But a skunk by any other name would smell...?!?

That line's taken too. But you get the drift.

President Obama is not the only one to appoint these Potentates.
Franklin Roosevelt appointed 10 during 1933-1945. Harry Truman appointed 6 during 1945-1953. Lyndon B. Johnson 2, Richard Nixon 2, Gerald Ford 2 Jimmy Carter 2 Ronald Reagan 1 George H. W. Bush 2 Bill Clinton 1993-2001 5

George W. Bush 26

Barack Obama 31 and counting....

A man can be judged by the company he keep and the people he hires, whether they be called potentates, boss, guru, or top dog.. I don't think most of them have your best interest at heart. He hired, but we've got to fired them.

Here's the list. Check them out yourself.

1. Technology Czar: Aneesh Chopra.

2. Drug Czar: Gil Kerlikowske.

3. Copyright Czar: Not appointed yet.

4. Energy Czar: Carol M. Browner.

5. Car Czar: Ed Montgomery.

6. Terrorism/WMD Czar: Gary Samore.

7. Health Care Czar: Nancy-Ann DeParle.

8. Education Czar: Not appointed yet.

9. Economic Czar: Paul Volcker.

10. Mortgage Czar: Not appointed yet.

11. Urban Affairs/Housing Czar: Adolfo Carrion.

12. Guantanomo closure Czar: Danny Fried.

13. Great lakes Czar: Cameron Davis.

14. Stimulus accountability Czar: Earl Devaney.

15. Cyberspace Czar: Not appointed yet.

16. Border Czar: Alan Bersin (Former US attorney).

17. Intelligence Czar: Admiral Dennis Blair.

18. Regulatory Czar: Cass Sunstein.

19. Pay Czar: Kenneth Feinberg.

20. Iran Czar: Not appointed yet.

21. Tarp Czar: Herb Allison.

22. Middle-East peace Czar: George Mitchell.

23. Science Czar: John Holdren.

24. Green jobs Czar: Van Jones.

25. Afghanistan Czar: Richard Holbrooke.

26. Sudan Czar: J. Scott Gration.

27. Mideast policy Czar: Dennis Ross.

28. Information Czar: Vivek Kundra.

29. AIDS Czar: Jeffrey Crowley.

30. Faith-based Czar: Joshua Dubois.

31. Climate Czar: Todd Stern .

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National Guard asked to explain 'internment' jobs
Campaign recruiting for workers at 'civilian resettlement facility'
Posted: August 07, 2009
11:45 pm Eastern

By Bob Unruh
© 2009 WorldNetDaily

An ad campaign featured on a U.S. Army website seeking those who would be interested in being an "Internment/Resettlement" specialist is raising alarms across the country, generating concerns that there is some truth in those theories about domestic detention camps, a roundup of dissidents and a crackdown on "threatening" conservatives...

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