House Republicans Introduce Bill to Eliminate Obama’s 39 Czars

[DiveCon]

also dive, they were SEPARATE Positions....no?

look:

23. *Homeland Security Czar (Assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism) – Tom Ridge
24. *Homeland Security Czar (Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security) – Michael Chertoff


it does not count tom ridge as the secretary of homeland security, it is counting him as an assistant to the president....imo this must have been BEFORE the new dept of homeland security was created....perhaps?

perhaps
but they were the same job

 

[DiveCon]

Doesn't matter from what era,or which president did it also sorry ass excuse,this is a great place to start spending cuts,at the top not chiseling away at the poor slob at the bottom.

it's a lousy place to start....there are MANY more crucial places to START....

besides the fact that it is BS and it is up to the president to reduce his advisers.

on that i can agree

 

[Care4all]

also dive, they were SEPARATE Positions....no?

look:

23. *Homeland Security Czar (Assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism) – Tom Ridge
24. *Homeland Security Czar (Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security) – Michael Chertoff


it does not count tom ridge as the secretary of homeland security, it is counting him as an assistant to the president....imo this must have been BEFORE the new dept of homeland security was created....perhaps?

perhaps
but they were the same job

yes! they were the same job in my book!

 

[chikenwing]

it's a lousy place to start....there are MANY more crucial places to START....

That goes without saying,but ignoring any place for savings and this is as fat as you get,other cuts will come with pain for people and it will be hard.This is not!

 

[chikenwing]

Real honest to god reduction in out of control spending,is going to put people, and there will be a few,rest assured,out of work.

 

[Care4all]

it's a lousy place to start....there are MANY more crucial places to START....

That goes without saying,but ignoring any place for savings and this is as fat as you get,other cuts will come with pain for people and it will be hard.This is not!

it's really not as fat as you can get....

many of the czars are appointed by the president positions with the consent of the Senate..........with the senate voting on them.....positions of leadership for departments that have been created by congress....read through the entire thread if you want more details.

when you dig in to the nitty gritty of it, it sure looks like a huge waste of time, when time is very precious....imo.

 

[Sallow]

it's a lousy place to start....there are MANY more crucial places to START....

That goes without saying,but ignoring any place for savings and this is as fat as you get,other cuts will come with pain for people and it will be hard.This is not!

it's really not as fat as you can get....

many of the czars are appointed by the president positions with the consent of the Senate..........with the senate voting on them.....positions of leadership for departments that have been created by congress....read through the entire thread if you want more details.

when you dig in to the nitty gritty of it, it sure looks like a huge waste of time, when time is very precious....imo.

Very much so.

But this is but the first step in many actions that will make up the "silly season" in Congress.

-They've promised to repeal healthcare without explain what they are going to replace it with or how they are going to cover the some 260 billion dollars it will cost to do so.

-They've promised to reduce the budget by 100 billion dollars this year.

-They've all ready enacted rule changes which leave tax cuts out of the budget.

-Issa has promised multiple investigation on the "Most corrupt President in US history".

-They've promised to reinstate funding for missile defense without any provision for paying for it.

-They've promised to roll back multiple regulations, which, weak as they are, do something to stave off another financial meltdown.

-They've promised to gut environmental regulations.

This is going to be a fun couple of years.

 

[chikenwing]

many of the czars are appointed by the president positions with the consent of the Senate..........with the senate voting on them.....positions of leadership for departments that have been created by congress....read through the entire thread if you want more details.

SO........... what! consent from the Senate makes it OK??less of a waste? There are so many places that must be looked at they have to just start,if the drag this little ditty out for days and weeks then yep waste of time and effort. Just to many Chiefs on all levels.

 

[Political Junky]

Scalise is a loon.

 

[chikenwing]

This would be a big political opportunity for the President,he wants another term he needs to change.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

it's a lousy place to start....there are MANY more crucial places to START....

That goes without saying,but ignoring any place for savings and this is as fat as you get,other cuts will come with pain for people and it will be hard.This is not!

it's really not as fat as you can get....

many of the czars are appointed by the president positions with the consent of the Senate..........with the senate voting on them.....positions of leadership for departments that have been created by congress....read through the entire thread if you want more details.

when you dig in to the nitty gritty of it, it sure looks like a huge waste of time, when time is very precious....imo.

Do you really want to cut spending?

 

[Care4all]

it's a lousy place to start....there are MANY more crucial places to START....

That goes without saying,but ignoring any place for savings and this is as fat as you get,other cuts will come with pain for people and it will be hard.This is not!

it's really not as fat as you can get....

many of the czars are appointed by the president positions with the consent of the Senate..........with the senate voting on them.....positions of leadership for departments that have been created by congress....read through the entire thread if you want more details.

when you dig in to the nitty gritty of it, it sure looks like a huge waste of time, when time is very precious....imo.

Do you really want to cut spending?

yes.

time is of the essence, and i think we need to spend time on cutting things in the BILLIONS first, not millions....the things in the millions can be gotten to as well, but after we knock down in the BILLIONS the bigger departments.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

I don't remember who said it but someone mentioned that obama needed all these advisors.
Has anyone seen the ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS ON WHITE HOUSE OFFICE STAFF for 2009?

http://www.whitehouse.gov/assets/documents/July1Report-Draft12.pdf

29 pages of staff

 

[bigrebnc1775]

And the First lady has an impresive number of staff.

FULL QUESTION:

Is this accurate? And how does it compare to prior first ladies’ staffs?

First Lady Requires More Than Twenty Attendants

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Recession, Depression, What, Michelle Worry?

July 7, 2009

Dr. Paul L. Williams

"In my own life, in my own small way, I have tried to give back to this country that has given me so much," she said. "See, that’s why I left a job at a big law firm for a career in public service, " Michelle Obama.

No, Michele Obama does not get paid to serve as the First Lady and she doesn’t perform any official duties. But this hasn’t deterred her from hiring an unprecedented number of staffers to cater to her every whim and to satisfy her every request in the midst of the Great Recession. Just think Mary Lincoln was taken to task for purchasing china for the White House during the Civil War. And Mamie Eisenhower had to shell out the salary for her personal secretary.

How things have changed! If you’re one of the tens of millions of Americans facing certain destitution, earning less than subsistence wages stocking the shelves at Wal-Mart or serving up McDonald cheeseburgers, prepare to scream and then come to realize that the benefit package for these servants of Miz Michelle are the same as members of the national security and defense departments and the bill for these assorted lackeys is paid by John Q. Public:

1. $172,2000 - Sher, Susan (Chief Of Staff)

2. $140,000 - Frye, Jocelyn C. (Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Policy And Projects For The First Lady)

3. $113,000 - Rogers, Desiree G. (Special Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary)

4. $102,000 - Johnston, Camille Y. (Special Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the First Lady)

5. Winter, Melissa E. (Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)

6. $90,000 - Medina, David S. (Deputy Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)

7. $84,000 - Lelyveld, Catherine M. (Director and Press Secretary to the First Lady)

8. $75,000 - Starkey, Frances M. (Director of Scheduling and Advance for the First Lady)

9. $70,000 - Sanders, Trooper (Deputy Director of Policy and Projects for the First Lady)

10. $65,000 - Burnough, Erinn J. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)

11. Reinstein, Joseph B. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)

12. $62,000 - Goodman, Jennifer R. (Deputy Director of Scheduling and Events Coordinator For The First Lady)

13. $60,000 - Fitts, Alan O. (Deputy Director of Advance and Trip Director for the First Lady)

14. Lewis, Dana M. (Special Assistant and Personal Aide to the First Lady)

15. $52,500 - Mustaphi, Semonti M. (Associate Director and Deputy Press Secretary To The First Lady)

16. $50,000 - Jarvis, Kristen E. (Special Assistant for Scheduling and Traveling Aide To The First Lady)

17. $45,000 - Lechtenberg, Tyler A. (Associate Director of Correspondence For The First Lady)

18. Tubman, Samantha (Deputy Associate Director, Social Office)

19. $40,000 - Boswell, Joseph J. (Executive Assistant to the Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)

20. $36,000 - Armbruster, Sally M. (Staff Assistant to the Social Secretary)

21. Bookey, Natalie (Staff Assistant)

22. Jackson, Deilia A. (Deputy Associate Director of Correspondence for the First Lady)

Michelle Obama’s Staff | Factcheck.org Mobile

 

[Care4all]

And the First lady has an impresive number of staff.

FULL QUESTION:

Is this accurate? And how does it compare to prior first ladies’ staffs?

First Lady Requires More Than Twenty Attendants

⬐ Click to expand/collapse the full text ⬏

Recession, Depression, What, Michelle Worry?

July 7, 2009

Dr. Paul L. Williams

"In my own life, in my own small way, I have tried to give back to this country that has given me so much," she said. "See, that’s why I left a job at a big law firm for a career in public service, " Michelle Obama.

No, Michele Obama does not get paid to serve as the First Lady and she doesn’t perform any official duties. But this hasn’t deterred her from hiring an unprecedented number of staffers to cater to her every whim and to satisfy her every request in the midst of the Great Recession. Just think Mary Lincoln was taken to task for purchasing china for the White House during the Civil War. And Mamie Eisenhower had to shell out the salary for her personal secretary.

How things have changed! If you’re one of the tens of millions of Americans facing certain destitution, earning less than subsistence wages stocking the shelves at Wal-Mart or serving up McDonald cheeseburgers, prepare to scream and then come to realize that the benefit package for these servants of Miz Michelle are the same as members of the national security and defense departments and the bill for these assorted lackeys is paid by John Q. Public:

1. $172,2000 - Sher, Susan (Chief Of Staff)

2. $140,000 - Frye, Jocelyn C. (Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Policy And Projects For The First Lady)

3. $113,000 - Rogers, Desiree G. (Special Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary)

4. $102,000 - Johnston, Camille Y. (Special Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the First Lady)

5. Winter, Melissa E. (Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)

6. $90,000 - Medina, David S. (Deputy Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)

7. $84,000 - Lelyveld, Catherine M. (Director and Press Secretary to the First Lady)

8. $75,000 - Starkey, Frances M. (Director of Scheduling and Advance for the First Lady)

9. $70,000 - Sanders, Trooper (Deputy Director of Policy and Projects for the First Lady)

10. $65,000 - Burnough, Erinn J. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)

11. Reinstein, Joseph B. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)

12. $62,000 - Goodman, Jennifer R. (Deputy Director of Scheduling and Events Coordinator For The First Lady)

13. $60,000 - Fitts, Alan O. (Deputy Director of Advance and Trip Director for the First Lady)

14. Lewis, Dana M. (Special Assistant and Personal Aide to the First Lady)

15. $52,500 - Mustaphi, Semonti M. (Associate Director and Deputy Press Secretary To The First Lady)

16. $50,000 - Jarvis, Kristen E. (Special Assistant for Scheduling and Traveling Aide To The First Lady)

17. $45,000 - Lechtenberg, Tyler A. (Associate Director of Correspondence For The First Lady)

18. Tubman, Samantha (Deputy Associate Director, Social Office)

19. $40,000 - Boswell, Joseph J. (Executive Assistant to the Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)

20. $36,000 - Armbruster, Sally M. (Staff Assistant to the Social Secretary)

21. Bookey, Natalie (Staff Assistant)

22. Jackson, Deilia A. (Deputy Associate Director of Correspondence for the First Lady)

Michelle Obama’s Staff | Factcheck.org Mobile

i guess you did not read YOUR LINK in full?

First Ladies Past

The chain e-mail’s author claims that "[t]here has never been anyone in the White House at any time that has created such an army of staffers whose sole duties are the facilitation of the First Lady’s social life." The author claims that "even Hillary, only had three; Jackie Kennedy one; Laura Bush one." But the counts for those first ladies are incorrect – and they’re way off.

Stephen Plotkin, reference archivist for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, told us in an e-mail that Jacqueline Kennedy’s office was "headed" by one person, but said that there were "at least 9 people working for Mrs. Kennedy, with the promise of a great many more" during her time at the White House.

Kim Coryat, an archives technician at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library, told us it can be difficult to nail down a precise count of staff considering "White House staffing for all offices ebbs and flows with time." But she said in an e-mail that White House telephone directory records indicate that Hillary Clinton had at least a staff of 13 as of October 1993; 18 as of April 1997; and 19 as of March 2000.

Lelyveld said that Michelle Obama’s staff was actually no different than that of her predecessor, Laura Bush. "[W]e have exactly the same staff number as Mrs. Bush and our office organization reflects a similar staffing model, so insinuations otherwise are wrong," she said. Lelyveld said that the White House’s "personnel records indicate" that there were 24 staffers for Laura Bush at some point. We were able to verify at least 18 staffers for Laura Bush, as of June 30, 2008, via the 2008 White House staff list published in The Washington Post’s White House Watch column. Sixteen people were specifically referred to as a "first lady" staffer, and Amy Zantzinger and Dorothy Thornton served as White House social secretary and deputy social secretary, respectively. It’s possible that someone with the title of "staff assistant" was assigned to the Office of First Lady as well, as is the case with Michelle Obama’s staff.

The combined annual salaries for the 22 staffers we can specifically identify as working for Michelle Obama come to $1.6 million. For the 18 we could identify as working for Laura Bush in 2008, the total is $1.4 million.

Dr. Myra Gutin, a professor of communications at Rider University and a first ladies historian, says that the first lady’s role has certainly "grown and evolved" since the 1960s, but generally speaking, the first lady’s "staff numbers about 14-16." Gutin told us she recalled "some first ladies have had staffs of more than that."

–D’Angelo Gore

 

[bigrebnc1775]

And the First lady has an impresive number of staff.

FULL QUESTION:

Is this accurate? And how does it compare to prior first ladies’ staffs?

First Lady Requires More Than Twenty Attendants

⬐ Click to expand/collapse the full text ⬏

Recession, Depression, What, Michelle Worry?

July 7, 2009

Dr. Paul L. Williams

"In my own life, in my own small way, I have tried to give back to this country that has given me so much," she said. "See, that’s why I left a job at a big law firm for a career in public service, " Michelle Obama.

No, Michele Obama does not get paid to serve as the First Lady and she doesn’t perform any official duties. But this hasn’t deterred her from hiring an unprecedented number of staffers to cater to her every whim and to satisfy her every request in the midst of the Great Recession. Just think Mary Lincoln was taken to task for purchasing china for the White House during the Civil War. And Mamie Eisenhower had to shell out the salary for her personal secretary.

How things have changed! If you’re one of the tens of millions of Americans facing certain destitution, earning less than subsistence wages stocking the shelves at Wal-Mart or serving up McDonald cheeseburgers, prepare to scream and then come to realize that the benefit package for these servants of Miz Michelle are the same as members of the national security and defense departments and the bill for these assorted lackeys is paid by John Q. Public:

1. $172,2000 - Sher, Susan (Chief Of Staff)

2. $140,000 - Frye, Jocelyn C. (Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Policy And Projects For The First Lady)

3. $113,000 - Rogers, Desiree G. (Special Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary)

4. $102,000 - Johnston, Camille Y. (Special Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the First Lady)

5. Winter, Melissa E. (Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)

6. $90,000 - Medina, David S. (Deputy Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)

7. $84,000 - Lelyveld, Catherine M. (Director and Press Secretary to the First Lady)

8. $75,000 - Starkey, Frances M. (Director of Scheduling and Advance for the First Lady)

9. $70,000 - Sanders, Trooper (Deputy Director of Policy and Projects for the First Lady)

10. $65,000 - Burnough, Erinn J. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)

11. Reinstein, Joseph B. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)

12. $62,000 - Goodman, Jennifer R. (Deputy Director of Scheduling and Events Coordinator For The First Lady)

13. $60,000 - Fitts, Alan O. (Deputy Director of Advance and Trip Director for the First Lady)

14. Lewis, Dana M. (Special Assistant and Personal Aide to the First Lady)

15. $52,500 - Mustaphi, Semonti M. (Associate Director and Deputy Press Secretary To The First Lady)

16. $50,000 - Jarvis, Kristen E. (Special Assistant for Scheduling and Traveling Aide To The First Lady)

17. $45,000 - Lechtenberg, Tyler A. (Associate Director of Correspondence For The First Lady)

18. Tubman, Samantha (Deputy Associate Director, Social Office)

19. $40,000 - Boswell, Joseph J. (Executive Assistant to the Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)

20. $36,000 - Armbruster, Sally M. (Staff Assistant to the Social Secretary)

21. Bookey, Natalie (Staff Assistant)

22. Jackson, Deilia A. (Deputy Associate Director of Correspondence for the First Lady)

Michelle Obama’s Staff | Factcheck.org Mobile

i guess you did not read YOUR LINK in full?

First Ladies Past

The chain e-mail’s author claims that "[t]here has never been anyone in the White House at any time that has created such an army of staffers whose sole duties are the facilitation of the First Lady’s social life." The author claims that "even Hillary, only had three; Jackie Kennedy one; Laura Bush one." But the counts for those first ladies are incorrect – and they’re way off.

Stephen Plotkin, reference archivist for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, told us in an e-mail that Jacqueline Kennedy’s office was "headed" by one person, but said that there were "at least 9 people working for Mrs. Kennedy, with the promise of a great many more" during her time at the White House.

Kim Coryat, an archives technician at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library, told us it can be difficult to nail down a precise count of staff considering "White House staffing for all offices ebbs and flows with time." But she said in an e-mail that White House telephone directory records indicate that Hillary Clinton had at least a staff of 13 as of October 1993; 18 as of April 1997; and 19 as of March 2000.

Lelyveld said that Michelle Obama’s staff was actually no different than that of her predecessor, Laura Bush. "[W]e have exactly the same staff number as Mrs. Bush and our office organization reflects a similar staffing model, so insinuations otherwise are wrong," she said. Lelyveld said that the White House’s "personnel records indicate" that there were 24 staffers for Laura Bush at some point. We were able to verify at least 18 staffers for Laura Bush, as of June 30, 2008, via the 2008 White House staff list published in The Washington Post’s White House Watch column. Sixteen people were specifically referred to as a "first lady" staffer, and Amy Zantzinger and Dorothy Thornton served as White House social secretary and deputy social secretary, respectively. It’s possible that someone with the title of "staff assistant" was assigned to the Office of First Lady as well, as is the case with Michelle Obama’s staff.

The combined annual salaries for the 22 staffers we can specifically identify as working for Michelle Obama come to $1.6 million. For the 18 we could identify as working for Laura Bush in 2008, the total is $1.4 million.

Dr. Myra Gutin, a professor of communications at Rider University and a first ladies historian, says that the first lady’s role has certainly "grown and evolved" since the 1960s, but generally speaking, the first lady’s "staff numbers about 14-16." Gutin told us she recalled "some first ladies have had staffs of more than that."

–D’Angelo Gore

Yes I read it and I am aware about the other first ladies. does it make it right?. Does it matter what the color of jersey is of the person is in the white house. Wouldn't you agree with these tough economic times does the first lady need that many staff? However if you want to continue with they did it they did it this mess will neve get fixed.

 

[shintao]

(The Hill)- A group of House Republicans introduced a bill on Wednesday to rein in the various “czars” in the Obama administration.
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) and 28 other House Republicans introduced legislation to do away with the informal, paid advisers President Obama has employed over the past two years.
The legislation, which was introduced in the last Congress but was not allowed to advance under Democratic control, would do away with the 39 czars Obama has employed during his administration.
The bill defines a czar as “a head of any task force, council, policy office within the Executive Office of the President, or similar office established by or at the direction of the President” who is appointed to a position that would otherwise require Senate confirmation.
​

Obama's Czar list now totals 39!

Here is the 07/24/09 UPDATED LIST.

These people are non-elected officials who have control over your life. You can't fire them. You can't even call your legislator or Congressman and complain.
Each one of these czars is a violation of power granted to the president in Article II of the United States.

1. Afghanistan Czar: Richard Holbrooke
2. AIDS Czar: Jeffrey Crowley
3. Behavioral Science Czar: Not appointed yet
4. Bailout Czar: Neel Kashkari
5. Border Czar: Alan Bersin (Former US attorney)
6. California (Federal) Water Czar: David J. Hayes
7. Car Czar: Ron Bloom
8. Climate Czar: Todd Stern
9. Copyright Czar: Not appointed yet
10. Cyberspace/Internet Fraud Czar: Melissa Hathaway
11. Drug Czar: Gil Kerlikowske
12. Economic Czar: Paul Volcker
13. Education Czar: Arne Duncan
15. Faith-Based Czar: Joshua Dubois
16. Great Lakes Czar: Cameron Davis
17. Green Jobs Czar: Van Jones
18. Guantanomo Closure Czar: Danny Fried
19. Health Care Czar: Nancy-Ann DeParle
20. Information Czar: Vivek Kundra
21. Intelligence Czar: Admiral Dennis Blair
22. Latin-American Czar: Arturo Valenzuela
23. Mideast Policy Czar: Dennis Ross
24. Middle-East Peace Czar: George Mitchell
25. Pay Czar: Kenneth Feinberg
26. Performance Czar: Jeffrey Zients
27. Regulatory Czar: Cass Sunstein
28. ‘Safe Schools’ Czar: Kevin Jennings
29. Science Czar: John Holdren
30. Stimulus Accountability Czar: Earl Devaney
31. Sudan Czar: J. Scott Gration
32. Tarp Czar: Herb Allison
33. Technology Czar: Aneesh Chopra
34. Terrorism Czar: John Brennan
35. Urban Affairs/Housing Czar: Adolfo Carrion
36. Violence Against Women Czar: Lynn Rosenthal
37. War Czar: Douglas Lute
38. Weapons Czar: Ashton Carter
39. WMD Czar: Gary Samore

 

[shintao]

And the First lady has an impresive number of staff.

FULL QUESTION:

Is this accurate? And how does it compare to prior first ladies’ staffs?

First Lady Requires More Than Twenty Attendants

⬐ Click to expand/collapse the full text ⬏

Recession, Depression, What, Michelle Worry?

July 7, 2009

Dr. Paul L. Williams

"In my own life, in my own small way, I have tried to give back to this country that has given me so much," she said. "See, that’s why I left a job at a big law firm for a career in public service, " Michelle Obama.

No, Michele Obama does not get paid to serve as the First Lady and she doesn’t perform any official duties. But this hasn’t deterred her from hiring an unprecedented number of staffers to cater to her every whim and to satisfy her every request in the midst of the Great Recession. Just think Mary Lincoln was taken to task for purchasing china for the White House during the Civil War. And Mamie Eisenhower had to shell out the salary for her personal secretary.

How things have changed! If you’re one of the tens of millions of Americans facing certain destitution, earning less than subsistence wages stocking the shelves at Wal-Mart or serving up McDonald cheeseburgers, prepare to scream and then come to realize that the benefit package for these servants of Miz Michelle are the same as members of the national security and defense departments and the bill for these assorted lackeys is paid by John Q. Public:

1. $172,2000 - Sher, Susan (Chief Of Staff)

2. $140,000 - Frye, Jocelyn C. (Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of Policy And Projects For The First Lady)

3. $113,000 - Rogers, Desiree G. (Special Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary)

4. $102,000 - Johnston, Camille Y. (Special Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the First Lady)

5. Winter, Melissa E. (Special Assistant to the President and Deputy Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)

6. $90,000 - Medina, David S. (Deputy Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)

7. $84,000 - Lelyveld, Catherine M. (Director and Press Secretary to the First Lady)

8. $75,000 - Starkey, Frances M. (Director of Scheduling and Advance for the First Lady)

9. $70,000 - Sanders, Trooper (Deputy Director of Policy and Projects for the First Lady)

10. $65,000 - Burnough, Erinn J. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)

11. Reinstein, Joseph B. (Deputy Director and Deputy Social Secretary)

12. $62,000 - Goodman, Jennifer R. (Deputy Director of Scheduling and Events Coordinator For The First Lady)

13. $60,000 - Fitts, Alan O. (Deputy Director of Advance and Trip Director for the First Lady)

14. Lewis, Dana M. (Special Assistant and Personal Aide to the First Lady)

15. $52,500 - Mustaphi, Semonti M. (Associate Director and Deputy Press Secretary To The First Lady)

16. $50,000 - Jarvis, Kristen E. (Special Assistant for Scheduling and Traveling Aide To The First Lady)

17. $45,000 - Lechtenberg, Tyler A. (Associate Director of Correspondence For The First Lady)

18. Tubman, Samantha (Deputy Associate Director, Social Office)

19. $40,000 - Boswell, Joseph J. (Executive Assistant to the Chief Of Staff to the First Lady)

20. $36,000 - Armbruster, Sally M. (Staff Assistant to the Social Secretary)

21. Bookey, Natalie (Staff Assistant)

22. Jackson, Deilia A. (Deputy Associate Director of Correspondence for the First Lady)

Michelle Obama’s Staff | Factcheck.org Mobile

i guess you did not read YOUR LINK in full?

First Ladies Past

The chain e-mail’s author claims that "[t]here has never been anyone in the White House at any time that has created such an army of staffers whose sole duties are the facilitation of the First Lady’s social life." The author claims that "even Hillary, only had three; Jackie Kennedy one; Laura Bush one." But the counts for those first ladies are incorrect – and they’re way off.

Stephen Plotkin, reference archivist for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, told us in an e-mail that Jacqueline Kennedy’s office was "headed" by one person, but said that there were "at least 9 people working for Mrs. Kennedy, with the promise of a great many more" during her time at the White House.

Kim Coryat, an archives technician at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library, told us it can be difficult to nail down a precise count of staff considering "White House staffing for all offices ebbs and flows with time." But she said in an e-mail that White House telephone directory records indicate that Hillary Clinton had at least a staff of 13 as of October 1993; 18 as of April 1997; and 19 as of March 2000.

Lelyveld said that Michelle Obama’s staff was actually no different than that of her predecessor, Laura Bush. "[W]e have exactly the same staff number as Mrs. Bush and our office organization reflects a similar staffing model, so insinuations otherwise are wrong," she said. Lelyveld said that the White House’s "personnel records indicate" that there were 24 staffers for Laura Bush at some point. We were able to verify at least 18 staffers for Laura Bush, as of June 30, 2008, via the 2008 White House staff list published in The Washington Post’s White House Watch column. Sixteen people were specifically referred to as a "first lady" staffer, and Amy Zantzinger and Dorothy Thornton served as White House social secretary and deputy social secretary, respectively. It’s possible that someone with the title of "staff assistant" was assigned to the Office of First Lady as well, as is the case with Michelle Obama’s staff.

The combined annual salaries for the 22 staffers we can specifically identify as working for Michelle Obama come to $1.6 million. For the 18 we could identify as working for Laura Bush in 2008, the total is $1.4 million.

Dr. Myra Gutin, a professor of communications at Rider University and a first ladies historian, says that the first lady’s role has certainly "grown and evolved" since the 1960s, but generally speaking, the first lady’s "staff numbers about 14-16." Gutin told us she recalled "some first ladies have had staffs of more than that."

–D’Angelo Gore

Yes I read it and I am aware about the other first ladies. does it make it right?. Does it matter what the color of jersey is of the person is in the white house. Wouldn't you agree with these tough economic times does the first lady need that many staff? However if you want to continue with they did it they did it this mess will neve get fixed.

Would someone give this guy a mule, hard tack, and a shovel to bury his car with?

 

[bigrebnc1775]

i guess you did not read YOUR LINK in full?

Yes I read it and I am aware about the other first ladies. does it make it right?. Does it matter what the color of jersey is of the person is in the white house. Wouldn't you agree with these tough economic times does the first lady need that many staff? However if you want to continue with they did it they did it this mess will neve get fixed.

Would someone give this guy a mule, hard tack, and a shovel to bury his car with?

Excuse me but what kind of moron responce is this?^^^^^
1. I have a mule
2. I can make my own hardtack
3. I have a shovel

Can I burry this wasteful government?

 

[theDoctorisIn]

(The Hill)- A group of House Republicans introduced a bill on Wednesday to rein in the various “czars” in the Obama administration.
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) and 28 other House Republicans introduced legislation to do away with the informal, paid advisers President Obama has employed over the past two years.
The legislation, which was introduced in the last Congress but was not allowed to advance under Democratic control, would do away with the 39 czars Obama has employed during his administration.
The bill defines a czar as “a head of any task force, council, policy office within the Executive Office of the President, or similar office established by or at the direction of the President” who is appointed to a position that would otherwise require Senate confirmation.
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Obama's Czar list now totals 39!

Here is the 07/24/09 UPDATED LIST.

These people are non-elected officials who have control over your life. You can't fire them. You can't even call your legislator or Congressman and complain.
Each one of these czars is a violation of power granted to the president in Article II of the United States.

1. Afghanistan Czar: Richard Holbrooke
Richard Holbrooke is dead. And while he was alive, his position was "Special Advisor", which of course holds NO "power over our lives"
2. AIDS Czar: Jeffrey Crowley
The Director of the Office of AIDS Policy has "power over our lives"?
3. Behavioral Science Czar: Not appointed yet
So why is this on your list, if there isn't one?
4. Bailout Czar: Neel Kashkari
He was confirmed by the Senate as "assistant secretary for international economics". And he retired in 2009.
5. Border Czar: Alan Bersin (Former US attorney)
Recess appointment, which is completely legal and constitutional.
6. California (Federal) Water Czar: David J. Hayes
Confirmed by the Senate in May 2009 as Deputy Secretary of the Interior
7. Car Czar: Ron Bloom
Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury. Once again, an advisory position with no power.
8. Climate Czar: Todd Stern
Special envoy to the UN for Climate Change" is not a Senate-confirmed position, and holds no real power.
9. Copyright Czar: Not appointed yet
Then it doesn't exist for the purpose of this conversation.
10. Cyberspace/Internet Fraud Czar: Melissa Hathaway
She was going to be the first "Cyber Czar", but she retired too.
11. Drug Czar: Gil Kerlikowske
You do know that "Drug Czar", or The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy was a position created by the Senate in 1982, right?
12. Economic Czar: Paul Volcker
Was "Economic Advisor" to the President, retired this month.
13. Education Czar: Arne Duncan
You mean "Secretary of Education" Arne Duncan? He was certainly confirmed by the Senate.
15. Faith-Based Czar: Joshua Dubois
He's an advisor, in a position created by Bush.
16. Great Lakes Czar: Cameron Davis
Advisor, holds no "power".
17. Green Jobs Czar: Van Jones
He's retired as well, as you should know.
18. Guantanomo Closure Czar: Danny Fried
An Advisor, without power. Also a career diplomat and Ambassador, who also was a "czar" for Bush
19. Health Care Czar: Nancy-Ann DeParle
Confirmed by the Senate.
20. Information Czar: Vivek Kundra
His title is "Federal CIO", and he was confirmed by the Senate
21. Intelligence Czar: Admiral Dennis Blair
Confirmed by the Senate
22. Latin-American Czar: Arturo Valenzuela
Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, confirmed by the Senate.
23. Mideast Policy Czar: Dennis Ross
Special Advisor to Hillary, holds no power.
24. Middle-East Peace Czar: George Mitchell
Part of the State Dept, a "Special Envoy". No real power.
25. Pay Czar: Kenneth Feinberg
Not appointed by Obama, appointed by the Treasury dept. His job is essentially over as well.
26. Performance Czar: Jeffrey Zients
Confirmed by the Senate. He's also Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget
27. Regulatory Czar: Cass Sunstein
Confirmed by the Senate.
28. ‘Safe Schools’ Czar: Kevin Jennings
Confirmed by the Senate.
29. Science Czar: John Holdren
Confirmed by the Senate, in a position created by Congress in 1964.
30. Stimulus Accountability Czar: Earl Devaney
He's the Inspector General of the Dept. of the Interior, and has been confirmed by the Senate back when he started job 11 years ago.
31. Sudan Czar: J. Scott Gration
"Special Envoy to Sudan" is a State Dept. position, not a Presidential appointment.
32. Tarp Czar: Herb Allison
Confirmed by the Senate as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Stability of the United States
33. Technology Czar: Aneesh Chopra
"Chief Technology Officer" of the USA, confirmed by the Senate
34. Terrorism Czar: John Brennan
Not a Senate-confirmed position, he is Deputy National Security Advisor.
35. Urban Affairs/Housing Czar: Adolfo Carrion
Position no longer exists.
36. Violence Against Women Czar: Lynn Rosenthal
Advisory position, without any power.
37. War Czar: Douglas Lute
Confirmed by the Senate under Bush, still in same position.
38. Weapons Czar: Ashton Carter
Advisory position, confirmed by Senate
39. WMD Czar: Gary Samore
Advisory position.

There's no need to be a Drama Queen.