WHY would ANYBODY take the job of War Czar?

[napi21]

I've been pondering this for two days now. Anyone who doesn't realize Shrub is just looking for somebody to blame any failures on is an idiot! I understand the job was offered to quite a few people and they all said NO. Why in the world did this Lite guy say yes? Damn, even the media is saying we already have a Commander in Chief, so why do we need a war czar?

[Captain Hilts]

1. I think this guy was told to 'volunteer' for the job. nt

[Spazito]

3. Yep, seeing as he is still "active duty", I have no doubt you are

right. It is like the National Guard 'volunteered' to go to Iraq AND then have their tour extended.

[Patsy Stone]

2. Simple

The severance package is unbeatable. If you become a martyr, God will give you 70 virgins.

[napi21]

4. Sorry, I don't buy that. All I can think of is that he wan't to be KNOWN!

He wan't his name in headlines and on the TV.

[splat]

5. Footnote in the history books? n/t

[karlrschneider]

6. I'd have done it for half what they're paying him.

How hard can it be to forward a couple hundred emails a day?

[KG]

7. apperantly, this guy isn't as smart as we are being told. or as he thinks he is.

[NYCGirl]

8. Extreme masochism? NT

[Breeze54]

9. I'm still stuck on the use of the word 'Czar'!!!

:wtf: is that all about???

Are we in the USSR now? (shit. What's wrong with me? )

Of course we are!!!!

[Initech]

10. Doesn't the mere idea of having a war czar sound a little, um, imperalistic?

:nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke:

[bonito]

11. Grim reaper a shoe in. n/t

[leftofthedial]

12. might be a fascist

might have been forced into it

might be stupid enough to think he will actually be allowed to try to do the job

might have been promised points on some of the corruption

[scarletwoman]

13. This guy was ORDERED to say "yes" -- he's active duty. (nt)

[Canuckistanian]

14. Insanity? Family history of mental illness?

Heartbreak of psoriasis?

Penis Envy?

[DesertRat]

15. Definitions of czar

*a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)

*Title of the ruler of Russia. Taken from the word Caesar, which means emperor.

*A king or emperor, especially one of the former emperors of Russia.

Why the hell does the U.S. Commander in Chief need a CZAR??? :wtf: