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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Czars

We hear much about Obama's Czars: how many he has, how it bypasses the Congress, how the People do not know the extent of their authority or that they have never heard of the person. If I were Obama, coming from a major background of community organizing and having almost no managerial experience, I would want all the help I could get. Other presidents have come into the office with enough background to get by with the usual structure. Obama knows his limitations and is taking steps to plug up what he does not know. With Czars, he merely asks the relevant Czar to cover the area and report to him. At least he will get some expert information in any given area rather than rely in his imperfect background and experience. If I were in his situation I would be doing the same thing. Lets cut him some slack.

5 Comments:

  • And who pays these so called czars? If he knew what he was doing, he wouldn't have to have these extra people. What other Presidents gad czars?

    Pat

    By Blogger patb, at 4:38 PM  

  • had.

    By Blogger patb, at 4:39 PM  

  • I agree in principal with surrounding yourself with people with needed knowledge and experience you don't have. However, Obama often picks czars from academia or social protest groups that are equally ignorant about their appointed czar-ship. For example, his car czar and automobile task force that are now effectively running GM and Chrysler have no experience in the car business and none even own American brand cars.

    By Blogger John Beauregard, at 8:14 AM  

  • Howdy,
    (This is Tim, posting anonymously.)

    I actually have not heard the word "czar" used regarding Obama.

    Is that just the media, etc, using the word in it's modern day vernacular usage...to mean that the particular person has much more knowledge on a subject? If so, then the word "advisor" is what used to be used.

    And every president has had advisors.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:05 AM  

  • This sheds a bit of light on who at least one of these Czars is.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOgmwyfKuL8
    -Tracy

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 7:41 AM  

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