A letter to the editor appeared in my hometown paper expressing "concern" over the large numbers of "Czars" appointed by President Obama.
A quick check of the net shows that this has been going down since July - from Glenn Dreck to right wing bloggers everywhere. They all parrot the claim that positions created by executive order constitute a "shadow government" that is "unaccountable to Congress".
I did a little research and then composed a reply to the newspaper. The short version is: Obama has appointed 31 "Czars", George W. Bush appointed 34. Bush needed lots of help to govern. Obama needs lots of help to clean up the mess Bush left behind.
To be fair, Senator Robert Bryd is concerned about this too - on constitutional grounds - just as he was concerned about the previous occupant's excessive powers.
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