Today's Rant, Comrades

I can't believe that I am typing about czars in The United States of America. I really can't. I never thought this issue would be a, well, issue. I had faith in our constitution and although filled with many dishonest people, I had some confidence in our government framework. I was taught that the system of checks and balances would keep an even kilter in Washington and that the people would always be represented in our government.

Call me naive, but I really thought that Americans loved their freedom. I knew that my Grandpa, and many, many other brave men fought, sacrificed, and died while defending these freedoms.

So why are we taking this Czar stuff lying down, so to speak? Talk about Tax-Day Tea Parties, we really should be out in the streets over this Czar stuff!

Maybe everyone isn't aware of the size and realm of the Czars. How many people know that there have been 16 Czars appointed by President Obama? Sixteen! And how many people know that one of them is a, "Great Lakes Czar"? And God Himself only knows what he does. But 16 Czars? This may create the 1.5 million jobs needed, but it certainly won't be beneficial to anyone. ACzar System never is.

And we have some kind of Health Reform Czar. Even though there is a Health Secretary on the Presidential Cabinet; as well as a Surgeon General. We have a Car Czar even though we have A Commerce Position and a Treasury Secretary, if you can listen to Tim Geitner and not giggle.

Why all of the overlapping positions?

Has anyone realized that the Czars are all appointed people, that they are unconfirmed, and unelected? Do you realize that if Obama wanted to appoint, for lack of a better word, a Religion Czar, or a Two-Cent Blog Czar, that he could do so in a matter of minutes? And remember, Cabinet members do not have a budget, Czars do.

And these Czars answer to no one. Neil Cavuto on Fox News has been trying to reach the Car Czar for weeks and cannot even find the man! Of course Neil may be looking for a person in the Auto Industry instead of the Phone Business, where this Steve Rattner came from. But that is beside the point; A Czar does not have to listen, answer, report to, or seek advice from anyone on the planet; with the exception of the President. And that scares me plenty. Not to mention it sounds like "Acorn Gone National".

Of course some of my friends who have drank the Kool Aid or have their heads in the sand think that I may be overreacting, as I am prone to do at times. They tell me that the Czar position is a "Figure Head" kind of deal and that there is no real power there; it's just an advisory kind of thing. Then answer me this, why does an advisory thing have nearly a trillion dollars at their disposal? Remember, Cabinet members have no budget. So why do 16 men have money that is close to the same figures as that of the national debt? Why would a figure head with no real power have that much money, 1 trillion dollars, to play with? I'm not a genius but I know that if you load a gun with bullets that you plan on shooting something...

And let's talk about the Car czar, who has no real power. For starters, President Obama has taken over a large sector of the Car Industry without a single Congressional vote. Not one single vote. Not only is this dangerous, it is unconstitutional. And he continues to get a free pass because so many are enamored by and smitten with him, or we are more concerned over money than our freedom; and all of the money in the world can't buy freedom. Anyway, does anyone really think that a Car Czar who has came to power by this method, will have much of a conscience or concern for the American people? Or that his dealings will be above the table? And not one person can do anything about it; except President Obama. This is too much power in one man's hands, whether you agree with his politics or not.

And what is the Car Czar's role? What is he trying to achieve?

And the same with the Pay Czar. And yes, you read it correctly, that is Pay Czar. He is to oversee the salary and wages used by TARP money; but it will not and does not stop there. It also is reported that the Pay Czar "may" look into the salary and wages of those in the private sector as well. And if you don't think "may" doesn't mean "will" then look back at the presidential campaign and remember Obama promising a redistribution of wealth. And then remember how people like me were called fanatics and fear mongers because we were concerned about what that meant. Think back to how many people didn't really believe that Obama would redistribute wealth and that the "extreme right" was making this worse than it really was; besides no one can circumvent the powers of checks and balances, and only the extreme leftists would approve of such measures.

Well look again! Redistribution is here. What started out as an Acorn, pun intended, has turned into a mighty oak of illegal, socialist, and unAmerican political fascism. And maybe I didn't phrase that correctly, but I'm on a roll...and you get the picture...

The Pay Czar is said not to be concerned with salaries, but raises, bonuses, and compensation. Huh? Yeah, read that again...and what is your salary made up of? What do raises, bonuses, and compensation come under? Maybe salary? But it's ok if you don't like these words, you can listen to another channel or another politician say that the Pay Czar will not be concerned with private compensation, just with bonuses, salaries, and pay raises. Now try to figure it out...

And now to try to wrap up today's rant: The Czar system is crazy! It opposes all things American. No one is sure how it is funded. The Czars are not elected nor confirmed. They are not accountable to the citizens. They have unlimited power. They will infringe upon our freedoms more and more. Be afraid, be very afraid!

Phew! I have to calm down. I feel even more jaded and distrusting than usual. I think I will walk away from this mess for a few minutes and watch some t.v. No news though; maybe History Channel is showing something more realistic and hopeful, like UFO Hunters...