Why hasn’t this gotten any attention recently?
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Dems and their media buddies keep hammering Trump for being too cozy with Russia.
The slightest innuendo or chance encounter (think: Trump chats with Putin at formal G20 dinner”) gets blown up into a faux cause celebre that quickly evaporates.
Imagine for a moment if President Trump were to circumvent the Senate’s “advise & consent” rules by appointing people to his administration who play high-level cabinet-like roles … but aren’t subject to Senate approval.
The screaming would be deafening.
And, imagine if Trump were to call the process-circumventing appointees “Czars”.
Russia ! Russia !!! Russia !!!!
Clear evidence of collusion: Impeach for treason.
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Only problem with the story: Trump hasn’t done it, but Obama did … to a gleeful, encouraging press that argued “he had no choice but to do it.”
For a trip down memory lane, here’s a list of Obama’s Czars….
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Obama appointed Czars:
1. Afghanistan Czar – Richard Holbrooke
2. AIDS Czar * – Jeffrey Crowley
3. Auto Recovery Czar – Ed Montgomery
4. Border Czar * – Alan Bersin
5. California Water Czar – David J. Hayes
6. Car Czar – Ron Bloom
7. Central Region Czar – Dennis Ross
8. Climate Czar – Todd Stern
9. Domestic Violence Czar – Lynn Rosenthal
10. Drug Czar * – Gil Kerlikowske
11. Economic Czar * – Paul Volcker
12. Energy and Environment Czar – Carol Browner
13. Faith-Based Czar * – Joshua DuBois
14. Government Performance Czar – Jeffrey Zients
15. Great Lakes Czar – Cameron Davis
16. Green Jobs Czar – Van Jones
17. Guantanamo Closure Czar – Daniel Fried
18. Health Czar * – Nancy-Ann DeParle
19. Information Czar – Vivek Kundra
20. Intelligence Czar * – Dennis Blair
21. Mideast Peace Czar – George Mitchell
22. Pay Czar – Kenneth R. Feinberg
23. Regulatory Czar – Cass R. Sunstein *
24. Science Czar – John Holdren
25. Stimulus Accountability Czar – Earl Devaney
26. Sudan Czar – J. Scott Gration
27. TARP Czar – Herb Allison
28. Technology Czar – Aneesh Chopra
29. Terrorism Czar – John Brennan
30. Urban Affairs Czar – Adolfo Carrion Jr.
31. Weapons Czar – Ashton Carter
32. WMD Policy Czar – Gary Samore
* indicates a position similar to one in a prior administration
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Maybe Trump should rip a page out of Obama’s playbook now that the Dems control Congress …
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See the source for details on each of these positions and the people who were appointed.
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