‘Til The Czars Fall From The Czky

It’s long been a truism of American government; when some government figure calls for a “war on…” something that is not an enemy nation that is trying to kill us – see “war on poverty”, “war on drugs”, “war on illiteracy”, and so on – it never works.  “War” is a pretty specific human condition, prone to – indeed, built on – profligate waste of money and, worse, blood, as well as the suspension of reason, liberty and often questioning to complete a mission which, at the end of the day, had better be worth all of those sacrifices.  Smart people don’t use it.
To paraphrase William Tecumseh Sherman, “War is hell on political rhetoric”.

Perhaps it’s time to start retiring another term of expedient political rhetoric with similar prejudice; the ‘czar’:

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi touted the notion of a “car czar” Tuesday to supervise an auto industry bailout, saying Big Three executives haven’t adapted well to changing conditions.

Does Pelosi really mean “czar” – an omnipotent  hereditary ruler  who had license not only to rule absolutely, but  the means to do so without any due process, often resorting to blood-curdling cruelty?

Well, we’re talking Pelosi so – sorta:

As United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger voiced fresh confidence that an accommodation will be reached on a $15 billion bailout bill, Pelosi told interviewers it’s more critical than ever that change in Detroit be forced.

As long as that “forced change” cleans up the auto industry the way twenty years of “drug czars” have eradicated drugs and reclaimed our inner cities from organized crime, it’s all OK, right?

9 thoughts on “‘Til The Czars Fall From The Czky

  1. “Czar” – an omnipotent ruler with license not only to rule absolutely, but with the means to do so without any meaningful due process, often resorting to blood-curdling cruelty.

    No need to use commie lingo.

    In America, we call that person “Trustee” and you find them in Bankruptcy court, which is the new business model for union-choked industries: negotiate a contract to avoid a strike, then duck into bankruptcy court to avoid the contract (see: Northwest Airlines).

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  2. The most amusing thing regarding the auto “bailout” is Nancy and Harry wanting to supervise the Big Three’s business model. These two are supervising one bankrupt institution already.

  3. Yes, and the “War on Terrr” has worked so well so far too..

    You’re right however, they don’t really work – except when we talk about very specific program, such as, the war on AIDS.

  4. This ‘bailout’ is being pitched first as a means of saving jobs. As its price for saving these jobs, government is demanding that Detroit produce the cars that the government wants it to produce.
    No one is even talking about Detroit producing cars that consumers want to buy at a price the consumer wants to pay.

  5. Yes, and the “War on Terrr” has worked so well so far too..

    Really Maligna? Just exactly how many attacks on American soil have occurred since 2001?

  6. I’m thinking the Romanovs and Bolsheviks both would object to the term “Czar” being applied to Communists, for what it’s worth. :^)

    And the WOT has worked to a degree. Look at what we’re about to do in Iraq; virtually nothing.

  7. I heard Barney Frank in a interview saying that they were going to dictate what kind of cars they were going to allow the US companies to make, because they knew what the people want (read: you will drive green). I think the bailout is a huge mistake! But one thing I can guarantee is I won’t buy a car from any company that the government has shanghaied. I don’t think I’ll be alone. That will certainly lead to the total and utter collaspe of the US industry.

  8. As its price for saving these jobs, government is demanding that Detroit produce the cars that the government wants it to produce.

    We’re going to nationalize the car industry, with the democrats running it and telling the consumers exactly what kind of vehicles to buy.

    When did I move to the USSA – the United Social States of America?

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