I read an interesting article today on the Texas Nationalist Website from a gentleman who recently moved after 15 years in Michigan to Texas. The gentleman laid out his history and pretty concise, if not misquided, reasons for joining the Texas Nationalist Movement.
The reasoning that struck me was the oft repeated Glen Beck/Tea Bagger mantra of President Obama appointing Czars who report to only him, bailing out GM, taxes taxes and more taxes. You can easily see that the gentleman has only one news outlet, the so called Fox News Channel. If the proof cited is that President Obama is functioning completely outside the constraints of Congress, why was their no call for the President’s head when President Bush was doing the same. President Bush appointed 49 Czars over his 8 years in office to a total of 33 offices. President Obama has appointed 41 to a total of 37 offices. Bu in fairness to both Presidents one must look at the Positions the so called Czars held. Are they really so outside the scope of what is needed to run a government?
| Czar title | Official title | Tenure | Type of Appointment | Appointing Administration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign aid czar | Administrator of the (USAID) | 2006-2007 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush |
| czar, Afghanistan andPakistan czar | Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan | 2009-2010 | President appointed | Barack Obama |
| AIDS czar | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy | 2001-2002 | President appointed | Bush, George W. |
| AIDS czar | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy | 2002-2003 | President appointed | George W. Bush |
| AIDS czar | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy | 2004-2006 | President appointed | George W. Bush |
| AIDS czar | Director of the Office of National AIDS Policy | 2009-present | President appointed | Barack Obama |
| Asian Carp czar | Director of Office of Economic Opportunity | 2010-present | Council on Environmental Quality selected | Barack Obama |
| auto czar, car czar | Treasury Advisor, Head of the Auto Task Force | 2009 Feb-Jul | Sec. of Treasury appointed | Barack Obama |
| auto czar, car czar | Senior Advisor President’s Automotive Task Force | 2009-present | President appointed | Barack Obama |
| auto recovery czar, autoworker czar | Member Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry, Director of Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers | 2009-present | President appointed | Barack Obama |
| bank bailout czar, TARP czar | United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury forFinancial Stability | 2009-present | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama |
| bioethics czar | Advisor to the President, Chairman of The President’s Councilon Bioethics | 2001-2005 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | George W. Bush |
| bird flu czar | Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services, Advisortothe President for Public Health Emergency Preparedness | 2004-2006 | (New position), President appointed | George W. Bush |
| birth control czar | Deputy Assistant Secretary of Population Affairs, DepartmentofHealth and Human | 2006-2007 | President appointed | George W. Bush |
| border czar | Special Representative forBorder Affairs, Dept of HomelandSecurity, | 2009-present | Sec of Homeland Security appointed | Barack Obama |
| budget czar | Director of the Office of Management andBudget | 2001-2003 | President nominated, Senate Confirmed | George W. Bush |
| budget czar | Director of the Office of Management and Budget | 2003-2006 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush |
| budget czar | Director of the Office of Management and Budget | 2006-2007 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush |
| cleanup czar | Assistant Secretary for EnvironmentalManagement, Department of Energy(nuclear clean up) | 2001-2004 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush |
| cleanup czar | Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management, Departmentof Energy (nuclear clean up) | 2005-2008 | Sec. of Energy appointed, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush |
| climate czar | Special Envoy for Climate Change | 2009 | Sec. of State appointed | Barack Obama |
| climate czar, energy czar, global warmingczar | Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change | 2009-present | (New position) | Barack Obama |
| copyright czar | Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator | 2009-present | (New position) | George W. Bush |
| copyright czar | Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator | 2009-present | (first at position) | Barack Obama |
| communications czar | Counselor to the President, Special counselor to the President | 2005-2007 | President appointed | George W. Bush |
| compensation czar, Gulf claims czar, pay czar | Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation | 2009-present | Sec. of Treasury appointed | Barack Obama |
| cyber security czar, cyber czar | Special Advisor to the President on Cybersecurity, Office ofManagement and Budget (OMB) | 2001 Oct-2003 Feb | (New position), President appointed | George W. Bush |
| cyber security czar, cyber czar | Director, National Cyber SecurityCenter | 2008–2009 | (New position), Presidential directive, President appointed | George W. Bush |
| cyber security czar, cyber czar | Director of the White House Office of Cybersecurity,Cybersecurity Coordinator | Office created May 31, 2009. | Acting czar May-July, 2009; resigned [4] | Barack Obama |
| cyber security czar, cyber czar | Director of the White House Office of Cybersecurity,Cybersecurity Coordinator | Office created May 31, 2009. | 2009–Present] | Barack Obama |
| democracy czar | Deputy National Security Advisor for Global Democracy Strategy | 2005-2008 | President appointed | George W. Bush |
| domestic policy czar | Chief Domestic PolicyCoordinator, Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to thePresident, White
House Deputy Chief of Staff |
2004–2006 | President appointed | George W. Bush |
| domestic violence czar | Advisor to the President and the Vice President on DomesticViolence and Sexual Assault Issues | 2009 | Vice President appointed | Barack Obama |
| drug czar | Director, National Drug Control Policy | 2001-2009 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush |
| drug czar | Director, National Drug Control Policy (cabinet rank removed) | 2009-present | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama |
| economic czar, big-picture economic czar | Chairman, Economic RecoveryAdvisory Board | 2009 | President appointed | Barack Obama |
| ethics czar, transparency czar | special counsel to the president for ethics and governmentreform | 2009–2010 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | Barack Obama |
| ethics czar, transparency czar | White House Counsel | 2010–present | President appointed | Barack Obama |
| faith-based czar, faith czar | Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and CommunityInitiatives | 2001-2002 | (New position), Exec order, President appointed | George W. Bush |
| faith-based czar, faith czar | Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and CommunityInitiatives | 2002-2006 | President appointed | George W. Bush |
| faith-based czar, faith czar | Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and CommunityInitiatives | 2006-2008 | President appointed | George W. Bush |
| faith-based czar | Director of the WhiteHouse Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships | 2009-present | President appointed | Barack Obama |
| food safety czar | Assistant Commissioner for Food Protection | 2007-2008 | President appointed | George W. Bush |
| global AIDS czar | Coordinator of U.S.Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally with the rank ofAmbassador | 2003-2006 | (New position), President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush |
| global AIDS czar | Coordinator of U.S.Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDSGlobally, with the rank of Ambassador | 2006–2009 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush |
| Great Lakes czar | Special Advisor to the EPA Administrator | 2009–present | EPA appointed | Barack Obama |
| green-jobs czar | Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise, and Innovation atthe White House, Member of the White House Council on EnvironmentalQuality | 2009 Apr-Sep | President appointed | Barack Obama |
| Guantanamo Base closure czar | US Department of State SpecialEnvoy | 2009-present | Sec. of Stateappointed | Barack Obama |
| health czar | Director of the White House Office ofHealth Reform and Counselor to the President | 2009-present | Exec Order | Barack Obama |
| health czar for the World Trade Center (WTC) | Special coordinator to respond to health effects of September11 attacks, World Trade Center (WTC) Medical Monitoring and TreatmentProgram, also served as Director, National Institute for Occupational
Safety and Health |
2006-2008 | President Appointed | George W. Bush |
| health IT czar | NationalCoordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Healthand Human Services | 2004-2006 | (New position), Exec order, appointed by Sec. of HHS | George W. Bush |
| health IT czar | NationalCoordinator for Health Information Technology, Department of Healthand Human Services | 2009 – | Exec order, appointed by Sec. of HHS | Barack Obama |
| homeland security czar | Assistant to the President for Homeland Security andCounterterrorism | 2001-2002 | (New position), Exec Order, President appointed | George W. Bush |
| homeland security czar | Secretary,U.S. Department of Homeland Security | 2003-2004 | (New position), Legislation enacted, President nominated,Senate confirmed | George W. Bush |
| homeland security czar | Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security | 2005-2009 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush |
| homeless czar, homelessness czar | Executive Director, United States Interagency Councilon Homelessness | 2002-2008 | President appointed | George W. Bush |
| Gulf Coast reconstruction czar, hurricane Katrina recoveryczar | Federal Coordinator of Hurricane Katrina Recovery Effort | 2005-2008 | President appointed | George W. Bush |
| information czar, infotech czar | ChiefInformation Officer at the White House | 2009-present | (New position), created by statute, President appointed | Barack Obama |
| intelligence czar | Director ofNational Intelligence | 2005-2007 | (New position), Congress mandated, President nominated,Senate confirmed | George W. Bush |
| intelligence czar | Director of National Intelligence | 2007-2009 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush |
| intelligence czar | Director ofNational Intelligence | 2009-present | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama |
| Iran czar | Special Advisor for the Persian Gulf and Southwest Asia(which includes Iran) | 2009-present | President appointed | Barack Obama |
| manufacturing czar | Assistant Secretary for manufacturing and services, U.S.Commerce Department | 2004-2007 | (New position), President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush |
| manufacturing czar | Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing and Services | 2007â-2008 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush |
| manufacturing czar | Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy | 2009-present | President appointed | Barack Obama |
| Middle East czar | Special Envoy for Middle East Peace | 2009-present | Sec. of State appointed | Barack Obama |
| mine safety czar | Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health | 2006-2008 | Recess appointment—2 prior presidential nominations wererejected by the Senate | George W. Bush |
| performance czar | United StatesChief Performance Officer and Deputy Director for Management at theOffice of
Management and Budget |
2009-present | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama |
| policy czar | Assistant to the President for Policy and Strategic Planning | 2005-2006 | President appointed | George W. Bush |
| public diplomacy czar | Special Advisor to the President, Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs | 2005-2007 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush |
| public diplomacy czar | Undersecretary of State for Public Affairs and Public Diplomacy | 2008-2009 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush |
| reading czar | President’s Advisor on Reading First Initiative, Member ofthe President’s Commission on Excellence in Special Education | 2001-2005 | President appointed | George W. Bush |
| regulatory czar | Director of the Office ofInformation and Regulatory Affairs Office of Management and Budget | 2001-2006 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush |
| regulatory czar | Director of the Office ofInformation and Regulatory AffairsOffice of Management and Budget | 2006-2009 | Recess appointment, nominee did not receive a Senate vote | George W. Bush |
| regulatory czar | Director of the Office ofInformation and Regulatory AffairsOffice of Management and Budget | 2009-present | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama |
| science czar | Science Advisor to the President, Director, White HouseOffice of Science and Technology Policy | 2001 Oct-2009 Jan | President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush |
| science czar | Director of the Office of Scienceand Technology Policy | 2009-present | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama |
| stimulus accountability, stimulus oversight | Chairman, Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board | 2009 | (New position), created by statute, President appointed | Barack Obama |
| technology czar, chief technology czar | Associate Director of the White House Office of Science andTechnology Policy, ChiefTechnology Officer (CTO), Assistant to the President | 2009-present | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama |
| terrorism czar | National coordinator for security, infrastructure protectionand counter-terrorism, cabinet level rank removed | 2001 Jan-Oct | (Held over from prior administration) President Clintonappointed | George W. Bush |
| terrorism czar, counterterrorism czar | National Director for Combating Terrorism, Deputy NationalSecurity Advisor | 2001 Nov-2002 Jun | (New position), President appointed | George W. Bush |
| terrorism czar | Assistant to the President for Homeland Security andCounterterrorism | 2009 | President appointed | Barack Obama |
| urban affairs czar | Director of the White HouseOffice of Urban Affairs Policy | 2009-present | Exec Order, President appointed | Barack Obama |
| war czar | Assistantto the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq andAfghanistan | 2007-present | (New position), President nominated, Senate confirmed | George W. Bush |
| war czar | Assistantto the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq andAfghanistan | 2007–present | (Held over from prior administration) President Bushnominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama |
| weapons czar | UnderSecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics(AT&L) | 2009 | President nominated, Senate confirmed | Barack Obama |
| weapons of mass destruction czar, nonproliferationczar | Special Assistant to the President and White HouseCoordinator for Arms Control and Weapons of Mass Destruction,Proliferation, and Terrorism | 2009-present | President appointed | Barack Obama |
| weatherization czar | Program Manager, Office of Weatherization andIntergovernmental Program, U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of EnergyEfficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) | 2008-present | Career incumbent, retained from George W. Bush administration | George W. Bush,Barack Obama |
And of course he makes no mention of President Bush’s TARP Bailout of the Banks/Wall Street, or of the fact that the federal tax rate under President Obama is the lowest since the Eisenhower administration during the 1950’s.
He further states that the government is wasting on crisis of all purposes by people not representing him. Did he not vote in the past elections? Just because his side, which one must assume by his retorhic is in the minority, is no longer in control this spending is now unconstitutional.
Now I do not agree with all that is going on in Washington, I do not agree though that it is on the unconstitutional level When President Bush was in office, I felt many of his spending priorities were wrong but he and his party were the ones in power and therefore have the say so. Just because a non-white President from the opposition party, the party we did not vote for, is leading in the way he thinks are in the best interest of the country should not lead us to the level of what some would say is the treasonous act of secesseding from the Union. And do not think that Washington would just let us Texans just peacefully walk away.
As a third generation Texan, I too am amazed at some of the folks who want to go back to the mid 1800’s. Texas was never founded to be an independant nation for long. Their were many in Washington who wanted Texas as part of the nation and quietly supported the revolution against Mexico. The bulk of the secessionist group are anti-government militia types who have a flat mistrust of government and would be railing against the leaders of Texas should it ever secede and have it’s own legislature.