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Who are these figures helping forge American policy unbeholden to anyone but President Obama?

No president in American history has utilized the power of the Czar to such great extent as Obama.  These figures within the Obama White House who work without Congressional review or oversight, and answer only to the President himself.  For a man elected upon, among other things, a platform of accountability and transparency to the American people, the vast number of White House czars is in blatant opposition to that oft-repeated Obama campaign promise, resulting in the most politically secretive and potentially abusive White House since the days of Nixon.

So just who are these people anyway?  At last count,  Obama has given positions to 32 czars.  Here is but a biographical sample of some of these individuals…

Carol Browner:  Climate Czar

Browner’s credentials include her affiliation with a socialist group that calls for “global governance”.  Brown also has close ties to the former Clinton administration and Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection.  When asked about her ties to a socialist organization that consistently repudiates United States policies,  the Obama White House indicated it was not a problem.

Van Jones:  Green Jobs Czar

In a White House full of interesting and consistently anti-American characters, Van Jones ranks among the most extreme.  Jones was arrested in 1999 for his participation in the WTO riots in Seattle.  It was during his time in jail Jones has stated he formed his core beliefs, a radical mix of a communist-socialist-green society.

Nancy DeParle:  Health Care Czar

DeParle represents yet another example of the now long-standing Obama hypocrisy.  Among the most significant DC health industry lobbyists in recent years, DeParle has made millions helping forge alliances between the health care industry and the DC political elite.  After promising the American people his would be an administration free of lobbyists, Obama appointed one to head up his attempts at health care reform.

John Holdren:  Science Czar

A devout believer in strict population controls, Holden co-authored a book in the 1970’s advocating, among other things, forced sterilization, and a “planetary regime” that would be in charge of doling out the earth’s resources.

Cass Sunstein:  Information and Regulatory Czar

It is somewhat unclear how Sunstein’s actual experience lends him applicability as the information czar of the United States – a post which inherently grants Sunstein far-reaching powers over both industry and the individual.  What is more clear is Sunstein’s advocation of what he terms a governmental “chilling effect” against “false information”.  Sunstein feels such information is a threat to democracy, and as such, needs to be dealt with.  The Internet ranks among Sunstein’s highest concerns as a potential threat to democracy.  Chilling indeed…