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Quote of the Day, Tgirsch Edition

Hilzoy:

[I] was absolutely thrilled by one fact in this post: the claim that Obama and his team do not plan to use the word ‘czar’.

Thank heavens. We’ve had drug czars, energy czars; we may yet get a car czar. I’m tired of czars. And why czars, anyways? They didn’t do all that well in Russia, as far as I can tell. If we have to go against our democratic traditions, why not an Imperator, or a Pharoah Pharaoh (oops), or a Basileus, or a Mikado? For that matter, why not an Energy Yang di-Pertuan Agong, or an Oba of Energy, or an Energy Tlatoani?

Personally, I think we should just embrace the silliness of all these titles and designate Carol Browner our new Grand Energy Poobah.

21 Responses to “Quote of the Day, Tgirsch Edition”

  1. Snackeater Says:

    But if we do have to have a car czar, I nominate Hamid Karzai, president of Afghanistan. Not that he’d be any better than anyone else, I just like the sound of Karzai the Car Czar.

  2. SayUncle Says:

    So, it’s not just me.

  3. Rustmeister Says:

    I think Poobah would be a great title for anyone in the Obama administration. =)

  4. KCSteve Says:

    Being a Ray Stevens fan I lean toward “Illustrous Potentate”

  5. ben Says:

    I beat that guy to the “grand poobah” gag. I posted using that on my “myspace” page yesterday, so ha.

  6. N.U.G.U.N. Says:

    Gotta go with the Oba of Energy. Then we can have Oba’s of this or that…

    And the great mother of all Oba’s…. ObaMa!

    Enter the mommy state…

  7. chrisb Says:

    How about Gruppenführer? Just sayin’…

  8. karrde Says:

    chrisb:

    I think you mean Obergruppenfuhrer.

  9. Eric Says:

    There goes my dream of being Showroom Shogun.

  10. Dad Says:

    I understand that PEBO ( President elect Barack Obama ) is now going to start using his middle name to improve our image in the Muslim world, This is no joke.

  11. tgirsch Says:

    He’ll use his middle name for the swearing-in process, but not to deliver some sort of message:

    In his first post-election newspaper interview, with reporters from the Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times, Obama was asked: “Do you anticipate being sworn in as Barack Obama or Barack Hussein Obama?”

    He replied: “I think the tradition is that they use all three names, and I will follow the tradition, not trying to make a statement one way or the other. I’ll do what everybody else does.”

    As noted in the story, there have been a few who haven’t used middle names, but most do, including the last three presidents.

  12. Dad Says:

    According to CNN he said that he wants to reboot the american image and reach out to the Muslim world.

  13. Dan Says:

    I’ve always like plenipotentiary.

  14. Linoge Says:

    /me has always been a fan of “Grand Poo-Bah”.

  15. Rustmeister Says:

    Dad, I’m sure his appointment of an Orthodox Jew as his Chief of Staff will score huge points in the Muslim world. 😛

  16. Jurjen S. Says:

    I’m going to go with The Economist‘s opinion and advocate the term “supremo” for “person in charge of matters to do with X.”

  17. BobG Says:

    Car Khan?

  18. ATLien Says:

    two words: Grand Moff.

  19. Xrlq Says:

    I say stick with the name “czar.” No, czars didn’t do very well in Russia. No, modern czars don’t do well in the US. That’s the point. Does anyone think you can convert a bad idea into a good one just by giving it a better name?

  20. workinwifdakids Says:

    I think we should have a Despot of Defense. Maven of the Interior also sounds cool.

  21. EgregiousCharles Says:

    Xrlq has a point; but perhaps providing a more accurate name would help, such as Prime Drug Busybody or Chief Energy Meddler.

    On the traditional side, religious titles can be fun, like Drug Primate or High Priest of Energy.

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