wikipedia agrees with Glenn Beck
Not only does obama have more Czars (in his first 200 days) than President George W. Bush. obama has more Czars (in his first 200 days) than any other president before him.
List of U.S. executive branch czars
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In the United States, "czar" is an informal, media-created term used to refer to certain high-level executive branch officials. There has never been any U.S. government office with the title "czar", but various office holders have sometimes been refered to by the nickname "czar" rather than their actual title. The "czars" have various titles (such as advisor, director, administrator, or diplomatic envoy), and they advise, direct or oversee operations on a given topic or coordinate policies between different departments on a given topic.
The earliest known use of the term for U.S. government officials was in the administration of Franklin Roosevelt (1933-1945), during which twelve positions were so described. The term was revived, mostly by the press, to describe officials in the Nixon and Ford administrations. Subsequently, until the George W. Bush administration (2001-2009), the term was little used.
Contents
1 By administration
2 List of executive branch czars
3 See also
4 References
By administration
The list is somewhat subjective, since in many cases individucals or offices might be refered to by the nickname "czar" by some publication or an other official, but not other publications or officials would avoid using that nickname.
Summary table - Number of czars per administration President's name In office Number of
"czar" jobs Number of
appointees
President - Years - # of "czar" jobs #of appointees
Franklin Roosevelt 1933–1945 12 19
Harry Truman 1945–1953 6 6
Dwight Eisenhower 1953–1961 1 1
John F. Kennedy 1961-1963 ? ?
Lyndon Johnson 1963–1969 3 3
Richard Nixon 1969–1974 3 5
Gerald Ford 1974–1977 1 1
Jimmy Carter 1977–1981 2 3
Ronald Reagan 1981–1989 1 1
George H. W. Bush 1989–1993 2 3
Bill Clinton 1993–2001 7 10
George W. Bush 2001–2009
31 46
Barack Obama 2009–
32 35
Now it does say that President Bush had 7 more appointees and I am not sure what that means. Appointed then declined or ?
But it took him 8 years to even be in the running with obama at 200 days.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._executive_branch_czars
