Originally posted by ElectricUniverse
If you want to call "overblown" the fact that the Obama Czars for the most part have not been confirmed by Congress... The man just put them in power without any oversight...
Going over the list, it would seem that Obama got a senate confirmation on more than half of the 'Czars' he has appointed.
I can't say the same thing for GW, unfortunately.
Barack Obama: 8 Czars without Senate confirmation. Out of 20.
George W. Bush: 17 Czars without Senate confirmation. Out of 24.
You don't need to be a math professor to see that 8/20 is a considerably smaller ratio than 17/24. However, I will say that the staggering amount of executive appointments during the past two terms alone is alarming. And.. revealing, to say the least.
It would seem Bush set the standard, and from now on every president will be appointing 'Czars' through executive order. At least Obama had the decency to confirm the majority of his appointees with the Senate, although the fact that so many are pushed through without confirmation is troubling.
[edit on 26-8-2009 by drwizardphd]
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