Let’s review what Obama’s administration looks like: cabinet secretaries, sub cabinet, and all those influential and controversial Czars.
In order of succession to the Presidency: 15 cabinet, 6 sub cabinet, 32 czars
Vice President of the United States
Department of State
Department of the Treasury
Department of Defense
Department of Justice
Department of the Interior
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Labor
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of Transportation
Department of Energy
Department of Education
Department of Veterans Affairs
Department of Homeland Security
The following positions have the status of Cabinet-rank:
White House Chief of Staff
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Management & Budget
United States Trade Representative
United States Mission to the United Nations
Council of Economic Advisers
Small Business Administration
Then there were all those controversial Czars which Obama denied were czars.
“Green Jobs Czar” ————- “Diversity Czar”
“Car Czar” ————————- “Cyber Czar”
“Intelligence Czar” ————– “Regulatory Czar”
“Safe Schools Czar” ————- “Border Czar”
“Science Czar” ——————— “Climate Czar”
“Energy Czar” ——————— “Afghanistan-Pakistan Czar”
“Pay Czar” ————————– “Health Czar”
“Homeland Security Czar” or “Drones Czar”
“AIDS Czar” ————————- “Manufacturing Czar”
“Weapons Czar” ——————– “WMD Czar”
“California Water Czar” ——— “Asian Carp Czar”
“Great Lakes Czar” ————— “Information Czar”
“Technology Czar” —————– “Auto Recovery Czar”
“Drug Czar” ————————– “Domestic Violence Czar”
“Urban Affairs Czar” ————– “Gitmo Czar”
“Mideast Czar” ———————- “Iran Czar”
“Stimulus Accountability Czar”
What’s missing? I know, how about a “Hope Czar” – Ambassador of Hope?
Oh but the Obama administration pushed back on using the term Czar. Maybe he just didn’t want to call them czars. Let’s hope Trump — or no other president for that matter — ever has a penchant for czars like Obama.
