How I wish upon a Czar
by Dan Kellner of the Liberty Township Tea Party, having a little fun.
How I wish upon a Czar, our government powers have gone too far!
Appointed up so very high, the Medical Czar, Yes, will deny.
Your treatment cost and age are great, sorry you must capitulate.
They must save Medicare and Medicaid, go home and drink your lemonade.
My stomach turns sour to see our nation, falling right into mass socialization.
Socialized health care has failed plenty you see, Canada, Britain, don’t just take it from me.
So why are we heading down this road, Oh so bold? Americans, be quiet, just do as you’re told!
You aren’t as intelligent and all knowing as us, state the President, his followers and many in Congress.
So ask them your tough questions, call and write. This battle for freedom is worth your fight!
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The above was published in the Pulse Journal on August 20th in with the letters to the editor.
August 28th, 2009 at 11:32 pm
How many ‘czars’ did Goerge W. Bush have? HW Bush?? Reagan???
August 29th, 2009 at 4:27 am
Chuck,
Two points.
1) Did you hear me say Bush, Bush, or Regan were right about everything?
2) You tell me. Do the addition. Then come back and tell me if it is true the Obama has more than any before.
3) Also, maybe you can tell me if the Bushes or Reagan had any who had backgrounds as members of Socialist or Communist groups.
BTW: You may want to reconsider the whole “they did something bad so so can we” argument. I think both sides (Con & Lib) have done that so far and I pledge to you, as I have to myself, to try not to do that ever again. It one thing to do it because you believe its right. Its another to do something wrong with the excuse that others did it too. What was that thing our mom’s always said about two wrongs not making a right? Or, not jumping off a cliff because our friends did?
Regards
August 29th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Brian, You obviously thought that Bush did something right, as you donated money to his campaign. Reagan invented the so called ‘czars’ btw.
August 29th, 2009 at 2:04 pm
Chuck,
Sorry I don’t have time for more responses… let me address just one thing.
As for giving to Bush, you forget one very important thing. Its called the “Least Worst” factor or “lesser of two evils.” Yes, I have and will always support someone I think is bad if they are running against someone I think is worse.. where I have only two choices. It makes sense. I’m not trying to say Bush was ALL bad, but I think you get my point.
Also, I’ll take your word for it, for now, that Reagan invented Czars. That doesn’t make it right! Reagan did many great things but he was still not perfect. I’m not a Reagan worshiper. I have no Reagan shrine in my home.
Also, remember, I do what I can to avoid the “he did something wrong so its okay for someone else to also” argument. I think you may be stuck in a bit of a rut in using that basis of justification my friend.
Regards
August 29th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Hey Chuck.. quick question back to you.
Did you think that having Czars, being able to circumvent Congress, was a good idea when Reagan and the Bushes did it?
I look forward to your answer… Thanks!
August 29th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
If you think that the appointments violate the law, then I suggest that you take the matter up in a Federal Court. How about it?
August 29th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
Chuck,
How about answering my question in post 5 instead of deflecting?
August 29th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
How can I answer a question that is a non-sequitor? Tell me how YOU think they violate they law. I think that you’ve been watching too much Glen Beck.
August 29th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Chuck,
How can asking you if you thought Czars being introduced by Reagan was a good idea be a non sequitur?
Its a simple question. I didn’t even ask you if it was legal or Constitutional. I asked for your opinion. What do you think… Good idea, bad idea, no opinion?
BTW: I must point out the dismissive attitude behind just saying I’m watching too much Glenn Beck. Do you really have to resort to these tired dismissive tactics?
August 30th, 2009 at 12:52 am
I have no opinion on the so-called ‘czars’ in general. The czar labels has been mischaracterized, such as the case with Richard Holbrooke, who has been labeled a ‘czar’ while in fact he is nothing but a State Department envoy, a role that he has played for several administrations. Other of the so-called ‘czars’ are economic advisers, such as Herb Allison & Carol M. Browner. These advisers do not have responsibilities for government departments, such as a cabinet secretary or undersecretary does, and do not require congressional approval, just as the White House Chief of Staff position does not require approval by the Senate. Period.
This whole ‘czar’ non-issue is invention of right wing conspiracy theorists and has been pushed by Rush Limbaugh, Beck and other right wing hate radio/tv personalities. Thus my previous statement is neither tired nor is it dismissive. It’s a fact. And since you are a member of the Glenn Beck 9/12 Conspiracy Theorist Group I assumed that you gained your misinformation on this topic from Glenn Beck. Perhaps you heard it from Rush. My bad.
http://www.meetup.com/The-Cincinnati-Glenn-Beck-Meetup-Group-WE-Surround-Them/members/9258571/
It’s late, I’ve had too much to drink. So why don’t you enlighten us with your highly nuanced reasons why these positions violate the law? If you can. I’m going to sleep.
August 31st, 2009 at 7:50 am
Brian,
The Czars do not sidestep Congress, nor are they illegal.
Let me enlighten you with the way government works:
Congress writes and passes legislation. The president gets to review and chooses whether to sign or not sign it into law. Upon signing it into law, the president (the Chief Executive) is tasked with assembling his departments to “execute” the legislation that is written (this is why it is called the “Executive” branch). For large Congressional programs, the president may employ a cabinet-level adviser to oversee the management of said programs. We call these “Czars”, or sometimes “Secretaries” depending upon the program. Nixon created the first modern “Czar” when he appointed Jerome Jaffe as drug czar in 1971.
I think the whole concept is a good idea. There is a lot to manage at the federal level. As such, I would expect a smart, competent president to appoint ministers to oversee management and execution of these programs. This is an approach used many times in private enterprise, where VPs or “Directors” are created to oversee whole divisions.
Are you actually advocating that the President of the United States directly manage every single executive-branch program himself?
Get off the “what do you feel” line of questions. Here are some that I’d like to the CTP answer factually:
Do you know what an executive branch czar is?
What is a Czar?
Is a czar constitutional?
If not, what makes it unconstitutional?
If it is constitution, but you just don’t like it, what actually makes it a bad way to manage federal programs?
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:35 pm
THE TIME IS NOW! “WE THE PEOPLE” demand that Congress must vest in the United States Attorney General, the power to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate and prosecute offenses relating to Socialist Terrorists Operating in and for the White House. If the Attorney General, refuses Congress’ order to investigate then he too will be investigated.
PATRIOTS, American Citizens, Tea Partyers, 912ers, any and all Americans who believe in The United States of America, The Pledge of Allegiance, The Constitution, Rights, Freedoms, Liberties, and the Right to Defend Our Country from Terrorists,
The time has come to Demand IMPEACHMENT of Barrack Hussein Obama, “High Treason” are the charges against the United States and the Citizens of the United States o America, terrorists operating in and for the illegally elected President of the United States.
Time for investigations is past!
Article I, section 3, clause 7 of the Constitution provides that a person removed from office by impeachment and conviction “shall nevertheless be liable to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to the Law.”
This “I Pledge” video “crisis, is simply another “Lewinskysocialist/communist” scheme, plot to distract the American People, who are paying attention!
I will be sending emails tonight demanding
Charges of “High Treason” punishable by nothing less than IMPEACHMENT for the following individuals and this list may be increased as more incriminating evidence is uncovered:
OBAMA, illegal President of the United States
OBAMAS ADVISORS
Herb Allison TARP Czar Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability
Alan Bersin Border Czar Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and Special Representative for Border Affairs
Dennis Blair Intelligence Czar Director of National Intelligence
John Brennan Terrorism Czar Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security
Carol Browner Energy Czar Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change
Adolfo Carrion, Jr Urban Affairs Czar Director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs
Ashton Carter Weapons Czar Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
Aneesh Chopra Technology Czar Chief Technology Officer
Jeffrey Crowley AIDS Czar Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy
Cameron Davis Great Lakes Czar Special advisor to the U.S. EPA overseeing its Great Lakes restoration plan
Nancy-Ann DeParle Health Czar Director of the White House Office of Health Reform
Earl Devaney Stimulus Accountability Czar Chair of the Recovery Act Transparency and Accountability Board
Joshua DuBois Faith-based Czar Director of the Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Kenneth Feinberg Pay Czar Special Master on executive pay
Danny Fried Guantanamo Closure Czar Special envoy to oversee the closure of the detention center at Guantanamo Bay
J. Scott Gration Sudan Czar Special Envoy to Sudan
Richard Holbrooke Afghanistan Czar Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan
John Holdren Science Czar Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Co-Chair of the President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology
Van Jones Green Jobs Czar Special Adviser for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council on Environmental Quality
Gil Kerlikowske Drug Czar Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Vivek Kundra Information Czar Federal Chief Information Officer
George Mitchell Mideast Peace Czar Special Envoy to the Middle East
Ed Montgomery Car Czar Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers
Dennis Ross Mideast Policy Czar Special Adviser for the Persian Gulf and Southwest Asia
Gary Samore WMD Czar Coordinator for the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism
Todd Stern Climate Czar Special Envoy for Climate Change
Cass Sunstein Regulatory Czar Director of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Paul Volcker Economic Czar Chairman of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board
THE DIRECTOR OF HOMELAND SECURITY-Janet Napolitano
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FCC- Mark Lloyd
AND ANY OTHER obamanated appointtee
including:
Chief Justice Sotomayor and any others to which Obama has appointed.
Then tomorrow I will follow up my emails with telephone calls to each of my Representatives.
Also, and I did this back in February, I contacted the Joint Chiefs of Staff and demand that they help to intervene with the “domestic terrorists in the White House”!!
I will be emailing the JCS tonight with a follow up telephone call.
God help US!
Patriots UNITE Free America!
September 4th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
Oh I see. Lying to the American Public to invade another sovereign country, and then acting against the framework laid out in the Geneva Convention is simply a “doctrine”, but try and reform the US Health Insurance system and that is “High Crimes and Misdemeanors”.