https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/09/08/here-to-help-you-3/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 03:25:15 -0400<![CDATA[Hotair describes the appointment of Barack Obama&#8217;s 33rd &#8220;Czar&#8221;, Ron Bloom. So that the reader does not lose track, the known &#8220;czars&#8221; are listed below, forming a parallel bureaucracy which Hot Air calls a &#8220;shadow government&#8221;.  Hotair&#8217;s main objection to the reign of the czars is that they collectively lie outside of the normal chain of bureaucratic accountability, if that phrase has any meaning. It writes, &#8220;in each case, the One has replaced functions normally carried out by cabinets or other agencies, headed by secretaries and directors who are subject to Senate confirmation (thus accountable to the United States Congress), with unelected, unconfirmed, unaccountable apparatchiks who ultimately answer to only one person: Barack Obama.&#8221; The czars are:]]>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:14:08 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2009/09/08/here-to-help-you-3-n189105