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October 12, 2005
Why is it always a Czar?
Apparently, experts call for creating US bird flu czar. Why is it always a "czar"? I mean, it's not like they were particularly efficient or reasonable. Are they really something we want to emulate?
Or maybe it's just code for, "Lets blow a lot of resources on something poorly managed and wasteful but that looks good on paper until it is finally torn down by outside forces and internal revolt." That pretty much sums up our Drug Czar.
Politics by Dan at October 12, 2005 06:45 PM
Comments
it sounds more accountable than "committee"? (*shrug*)
Posted by: Tanya the Happy Tester at October 12, 2005 09:29 PM
I guess because Fuhrer has bad connotations? :-)
We could use the names of other leaders:
Bird Flu Kommandant
Bird Flu Marquis
Bird Flu Polemarch
Bird Flu Shah
Then again, maybe we should just stop using stupid cutsey names with questionable historical connotations and call him a "minister of bird flu" or something. Nah, doesn't make as good a soundbite.
Posted by: hdan at October 13, 2005 09:06 AM
I like the "marquis" suggestion, myself.
Posted by: Julia at October 13, 2005 11:29 PM