What czars did Barack Obama have?

Answer 1

Energy czar Carol Browner Urban czar Adolfo Carrion, Jr. Infotech czar Vivek Kundra Faith-based czar Joshua DuBois Health reform czar Nancy-Ann DeParleNew TARP czar Herb Allison Stimulus accountability czar Earl Devaney Non-proliferation czar Gary SamoreTerrorism (I thought they didn't use that word) czar John Brennan Regulatory czar Cass Sunstein Drug czar Gil Kerlikowske Guantanamo closure czar Daniel Fried.

and counting i like to refer to them as "douche bags"

Answer 2

First, it should be noted there is no such thing as "czars" in the government. This is a term made popular by the media, since the time of Richard Nixon. It refers to presidential advisers, who are experts on particular policies or areas of the economy and are brought in by the president to give advice. There are a number of internet myths that claim Mr. Obama has "an unprecedented number" of these czars, but the truth is he has fewer than his predecessor, President Bush. The current number for President Obama is said to be about 33 or 34 such advisers: they handle such areas as AIDS policy; defense of our borders; climate policy; cyber-security; green energy and green jobs; outreach to faith-based groups, etc. Since Mr. Obama was re-elected in 2012, his advisers may change when he begins his new administration in January 2013; this often happens in a president's second term.