Let it never be said that we don't tackle the really tough issues
here ...
There has been much talk lately about Obama's extraconstitutional
"czars" - "auto czar," "green jobs czar," etc. - free their avoidance
of congressional confirmation or oversight whatsoever.
(Sort of like Emperor Palpatine appointing regional governors to take
the place of the Galactic Senate, not that Obama is anywhere near as
cool as Palpatine, Vader and the rest of the Imperials, but I
digress ...)
The latest example, of course, is the vile "green jobs czar" Van
Jones, not that there aren't plenty of even more vile members of the
current administration.
But - and I say this as one of Polish ancestry - the real problem is
this: "czar" is the Polish spelling of a Russian title, which is
itself based on the ancient Roman name and later title "caesar."
Going back to the term "czar," shouldn't we, instead of using the
Polish spelling of a Russian title, use the Russian spelling?
In other words, shouldn't all these unaccountable Obama "czars"
actually be "tsars?"
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