George W. Bush had more "czars" than Obama has had, so where was the outrage?

[zulchzulu]

Dubya had up to 35 "czars" during his eight years and you didn't hear a peep from Fox News, Hannity, Beck, Limbaugh and others. Obama currently has 32. 35 is three fingers more than 32....really...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._executive_branch_czars

[Bolo Boffin]

1. And Ronald Reagan appointed the first "czar"

Madness. Madness.

[Zen Democrat]

4. I heard last week that Nixon appointed an Energy Czar -- and actually called him a czar. n/t

[jtb33]

6. Actually, I think FDR did... eom

[YOY]

2. Let me answer with one word: "Douchebaggery"

n/t

[cherokeeprogressive]

3. Maybe I'm reading the table wrong

but it looks to me like it says:

George W. Bush from years 2001-2009 had 3 czar jobs and 4 appointees while

Barack Obama in 2009 had 32 czar jobs and 35 appointees.

Is there somewhere else in the Wiki article I should be looking?

ETA I see the second table but why the disparity in the two?

[bbinacan]

5. Here's your answer

From the top of the wiki page

"This article may contain excessive, poor or irrelevant examples."

[cherokeeprogressive]

9. That was actually the first thing I noticed. n/t

[TheKentuckian]

7. Czar just means high level advisor with a title we can't be bothered to recall

Shrub had tons. They aren't really called czars so its up to the eye of the beholder of who is considered okay, who is a czar, and who is both. If I recall the first "czar" was under Nixon but we now think of that position as The Secretary of Energy. Most of these so called "czars" Obama is being railed against about are just mid-level policy specialists.

Reich Wingers are fools. Spend little time listening to their bullshit. When was the last time they were right about something? Neverish? That's a solid guess, though I'll grant that on occasion a Republican would tell the right time but that was long before they became the group of idiotic criminal thugs they have devolved into now.

[Arkana]

8. Because of Iokiyar Syndrome.

Iokiyar: It's OK If You're A Republican.

[mscuedawg]

10. It sounds so ... Russian ... and that sounds so ...

Communistic...and the people that are chugging on the Hate Kool-Aid that Faux is feeding them HATE Commies!!!

[Jackass Party]

11. INSANITY

Some People's Children! At least we finally got one of our guys in the seat.