Comments on: Steven Rattner redux, or Why You Were Right to think that Czars are Un-American

By: Leatherneck

Leatherneck — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:48:08 +0000

With Marxism, it appears Czar come along for the ride.

The truth is hard to take, but what Obama is doing is un-American. Illegal aliens having anchor babies, and living on the sugar tit is un-American, and having CAIR, the Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, and Hizboallah inside these United States is un-American.

Our government has sold out to special interests, and will vote on anything after they receive money for their next election.

Children all.

By: Ratatosk

Ratatosk — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:04:22 +0000

I recommend reading TSOG: The Thing That Ate The Constitution by Robert Anton Wilson. TSOG stands for Tsarist Occupational Government and it digs into where the concept came from, what its doing to us today and overall an excellent collection of essays with a libertarian, leave me alone government sort of bent.

By: davod

davod — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:36:48 +0000

WRT to the new car Czar – Ratner gave the autoworkers union what it wanted. It is only fair that another union gets its share.

What next – a car czar who once represented investors?

By: davod

davod — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:34:52 +0000

“why don’t we remove the distorting lens of the term “czar” and restore its true signfication: commissar.”

Commiczar.

By: Thalpy

Thalpy — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:29:08 +0000

Al Franken wouldn’t know competence if it bit him on the bee hind.The price for our people’s failure to pay attention will be staggering in every way.

By: Fafnir

Fafnir — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:21:28 +0000

Rats and Ratner bailing out before the ship sinks. Anyone want to bet who’s next? My money’s on Hillary to leave before the end of the year. Actually poor Nicky, the last Russian Czar wasn’t the problem. As you know he and his family were gunned down at Ekaterina. The problem was the Bolsheviks. Today, the bolsheviks are called various name: ACORN; liberals; Alyinsky; Democrats

By: JED

JED — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:57:01 +0000

So why are we messing around with the Russian, Italian, or Rome names when American Chicago is language rich for titles? Why not try “Enforcer” like Frank Nitti to Al Capone? Or try Frank Nitti with the reverse title of “Director of South Chicago Operations and Compliance.”

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:50:41 +0000

The reason for all the czars is because Obama knows no one he associates with could pass a security check or get confirmed by the Senate. Probably they are all criminals of one sort or another.

By: Dave in SC

Dave in SC — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:35:50 +0000

For what it’s worth, the Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, or “drug czar”, is subject to Senate confirmation. See 21 U.S. Code 1703(a)(1). So the drug czar is somewhat different from the other “czars” who have proliferated recently.

By: The Anchoress — A First Things Blog

The Anchoress — A First Things Blog — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:33:03 +0000

[...] people like this into your administration, as “czars” unquestioned by congress, unanswerable to anyone but you, and certainly not to the American [...]