Gulf Recovery Czar? Obama is bypassing congress! Cabinet appointees have to be confirmed by congress, czars don’t.

Stuck on Stupid: Obama's Czar Fetish

Here is the Obama Disaster Management Theory: In times of crisis, you can never have enough unelected, un-vetted political appointees hanging around. Nearly two months after the BP oil spill, the White House will now name an oil spill restoration point person to oversee recovery efforts in the Gulf of Mexico. Too many czars have already spoiled this administration's credibility. Might as well pile on another.

The new oil spill czar is not to be mistaken for the old oil spill czar, U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, who was officially designated the "National Incident Commander of the Unified Command for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico" on April 30. Allen was appointed by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano 10 days after the disaster, which Napolitano claimed the administration had been on top of since, um, "Day One."

Fifty-six days later, President Obama has deemed the leadership skills of Allen, Napolitano, Energy Secretary Steven Chu, environmental czar Carol Browner, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and the rest of his self-declared "all hands on deck" crew insufficient. The new disaster czar also comes on top of the "National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling," created by executive order on May 22 and "tasked with providing recommendations on how we can prevent and mitigate the impact of any future spills that result from offshore drilling."