Defying Critics, Obama Names Another Czar After Resignation of Environmental Adviser

FoxNews ^ | 9/7/09

[Sammy67]

President Obama's announcement of his selection of Ron Bloom as "manufacturing czar" follows the weekend resignation of Van Jones, the White House "green jobs czar" who had come under fire in recent weeks for past inflammatory statements.

As one White House "czar" departs amid a cloud of controversy, an undeterred President Obama is naming a new one to advise him on manufacturing, defying conservative critics who have raised concerns about these advisory positions that do not require congressional oversight.

Obama chose a Labor Day union picnic on Monday as the backdrop to announce his selection of Ron Bloom, a member of his auto industry task force, as senior counselor for manufacturing policy. Bloom planned to travel to Cincinnati with Obama for an afternoon announcement at the AFL-CIO event.

[nufsed]

He could save some money if he’d just fire the regular cabinet. Of course that would require a Cabinet Czar.

[Magnatron]

“I wonder when the Congress will figure out they are being usurped.”

This is pretty astounding. You’d think at least one intelligent Democrat would go: “You know, do I want this policy to be in place when a Republican takes office?”

Whether allies or not, these czars are definitely circumventing Congress’ authority. Sooner or later, the other side gets to do it, too. Incremental socialism - begun by Bush 1, added to by Clinton, escalated by Bush 2, and now in the hands of a border-line communist.

Thanks guys...

[An American In Dairyland]

Ed Montgomery replaced Steve Rattner.

[GeronL]

Czars are not “advisors”, they have given czars actual power with huge amounts of money. They need to be made accountable.

[GeronL]

FDR did something similar too for a while

[KansasGirl]

Excellent post. My thoughts exactly.

[Baladas]

I thought that was with his idea of stacking SCOTUS with leftards. Our current man-child is certainly being in-your-face about this czar thing, but please . . . STOP THE CZARS!!!

[EGPWS]

I wonder when the Congress will figure out they are being usurped.

As soon as they read the Constitution and see that the word "Czar" isn't anywhere to be found.

In other words, after it's too late for them to do anything about it except call in the fat lady to sing.

[khnyny]

Obama sees himself as the next FDR. One of his Czars - Cass Sunstein actually wrote a book saying that it’s time for the second part of the new deal and that FDR did not go far enough the first time.

[Tarpon]

Democrats always seem to think they will last in the majority forever.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

He might as well go all out and name a Politbureau too.

[JACKRUSSELL]

Manufacturing Czar (ex-Car Czar) - Ron Bloom

NOTE: on July 13, 2009, Bloom took over as head of the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry, replacing Steven Rattner

Title: Counselor to the Secretary of the Treasury
Salary: unknown
Reports to: Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and National Economic Council head Larry Summers
Appointed: July 2009
Department that might have handled similar issues: Treasury

• A leader of the White House task force overseeing auto company bailouts; worked on restructuring of General Motors and Chrysler LLC

• Was special assistant to president of the United Steelworkers union from 1996-Feb 2009

• Has negotiated restructuring deals for more than 50 companies, getting major concessions from unions and companies

• Was raised in New York in a pro-union family, which included a schoolteacher mother and unionized relatives

• After working for the Service Employees International Union, got an MBA from Harvard University because he thought unions lacked business smarts, he said in a 1996 interview in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

• From 1985 to 1990, he worked as an investment banker with Lazard Freres & Co., which specializes in mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructuring, before co-founding the investment-banking firm Keilin and Bloom

List Of Obama's Czars

[savedbygrace]

So then, THIS never happened:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24876.html

I thought Montgomery was the Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers.

http://jalopnik.com/5192264/who-the-hell-is-ed-montgomery

That position was called the Car Czar by some, but later Rattner was appointed Car Czar and then replaced, in July, by Bloom.

[sig226]

If Robert McNamara was still alive, he could be the “Effective Use of New Weapon Systems Czar.”

[Son House]

Watchdog group calls for investigation of Adolfo Carrion, Bronx pres. tapped as Obama’s urban czar
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/03/12/2009-03-12_watchdog_group_calls_for_investigation_o-2.html#ixzz0QRRQtkP7

The News’ reported numerous developers made tens of thousands of dollars in campaign donations to Carrión around the same time he was considering approving their projects in the Bronx.

Carrión also hired an architect for one of the biggest projects to design a renovation of his home. The job was complete in February 2007, but Carrión has not paid the architect.

The White House has repeatedly declined to comment on the News’ findings except to say Carrión should pay the bill, which is slightly over $3,600.

Crew asked Holder “to initiate an immediate investigation into pay-to-play allegations” outlined in The News.

“It appears Mr. Carrión routinely approved development projects in exchange for campaign contributions,” Sloan said.

“In addition, Mr. Carrión personally benefitted by accepting free design work from an architect who needed his official assistance. This is exactly the kind of conduct that makes Americans skeptical of our politicians.”

[hattend]

I’m surprised (well maybe not) that the Pubbies aren’t making hay with all these unconstitutional appointments. Glen Beck has done their reseach for them they need to run with it.

[wolfcreek]

List of tzars and their memberships in various groups. (CFR, Bilderberg, TriLat, Rhodes, etc.)

http://www.archinect.com/forum/threads.php?id=90856_0_42_0_C

[ANGGAPO]

It does look like Congress has been castrated. Even the Repubs are setting on their hands.

[PghBaldy]

At least one Democrat has complained too- Robert Byrd (KKK-WV)

[chuck_the_tv_out]

hehe. Urrrrrrrbama.