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And then a Czar to over see that one. Obama might just get his 3 million job claim if he just keeps on making Czars to watch over the next.

The czar of czars also needs to check to make sure all of the czars are honest. Here is an article about one of the czars that might have some ethics challenges: Steven Rattner, the leader of the Obama administration’s auto task force, was one of the executives involved with payments under scrutiny in a probe of an alleged kickback scheme at New York state’s pension fund, according to a person familiar with the matter.

A Securities and Exchange Commission complaint says a “senior executive” of Mr. Rattner’s investment firm met in 2004 with a politically connected consultant about a finder’s fee. Later, the complaint says, the firm received an investment from the state pension fund and paid $1.1 million in fees.

The “senior executive,” not named in the complaint, is Mr. Rattner, according to the person familiar with the matter. He is co-founder of the investment firm, Quadrangle Group, which he left to join the Treasury Department to oversee the auto task force earlier this year. Neither Mr. Rattner nor Quadrangle has been accused of any wrongdoing. Mr. Rattner did not return calls for comment.

Steven Rattner, a chief adviser to Obama’s automotive task force.

A spokeswoman for the Treasury, which is in charge of the auto task force, said that “during the transition, Mr. Rattner made us aware of the pending investigation.”

In the long-running pay-to-play case, authorities allege that about 20 investment firms made payments in exchange for investments from the $122 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund. The case, being investigated by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and the SEC, has led to three criminal indictments and a guilty plea. The attorney general’s office and the SEC declined to comment.

Why is it nessecary for us to know where their authrority ends?

I need these people to have full authority over my life. To keep me safe.

If we all are Czars and we watch over each other then maybe...just maybe we can say that we are now all equal to each other.

This Czar thing seems to be a very fast growing career. I wonder if I should get some schooling under my belt so I can apply at the Beltway? Do you know how much a Czar can pull in? The Czar title sounds pretty impressive, so I imagine that they make the big bucks? I sure would like to see a job description, although if I find that I'll need to act as an anal plug as the mainstream media does, I might just keep my normal job.

I've been pulling in over $250k by working my tail off in technology sales, but thanks to the fear that Obama's creating in the country, my income is down by 75%. So I guess I won't be one of those rich people getting the extra taxes in order to pay for everyone else.

Oh yeah, all the people that used to enjoy it when I would spread the wealth, they are all very sad now and they look a little hungry too. :-(

Big Rooster, that is about the funniest thing I've ever read on here!

Perhaps one suggestion would be to create a School for Czars. If enough of us stidy hard and become czars the unemployment rate will decline.

I think that I will just tell everyone that I went to a school for Czars and that I passed with the highest Czar honors. If anyone doubts what I tell them I will will have all of my Czar records sealed forever and continue to be a Czar regardless of the request to see all of my Czar records.

I did forget to mention that I will have my Czar lawyers working on this right away?

Obama took over GM to make better czars.

Then how about another "King of Czars" to watch over the "Czar of Czars"

Aren't czars imperialist? Wouldn't having czars be counter to democracy?

I once owned a Chrysler Imperialist czar...I think it was a 1968 model...left such a HUGE carbon foot print I could still track it down today...got about 12 MPG because it was such a big czar.

Jaydeemoretti, you are on the mark. Why is the rest of the country so clueless? Too much TV? Too much of the American diet? Too much anger? Too much sloth? What do you think the dealio is?

Our kids are being educated by the TV and by liberal teachers under the rules set forth by our government. The parents are not paying attention to what the kids are doing because most of them are always working to survive our governments B.S.

My computer would wear out before I ever got to the end of this subject.

Thye use of Titles of Royalty are expressly prohibited by the US Constitution. Obama,like the Mafia's Capo di tutti capi,would be "Czar of all czars" or Don Barry?