Originally Posted By: the G-man of Zur-En-Arrh
No. Actually, I find it a little scary. I think Obama is appointing them because they generally aren't subject to congressional confirmation they way a cabinet position would be. Basically, he's creating a, for lack of better term, shadow government not subject to normal checks and balances.


I agree that it is scary. I just find the use of the term Czar to be funny considering their affinity for Marxist-Leninist politics.

Also, shouldn't all of this be in the Obama's broken promises thread. As far as I remember, he said he was going to put the power of the executive branch back in check, not make it grow with the appointment of a Czar that only answers to him every week.