The Hill has an article about Robert Gibbs, the White House ‘Press Czar’ himself responding to the critiques of the czars. You can read the whole article, but here are a few excerpts and comments.

‘Press Czar’ Robert Gibbs calls the opposition “ridiculous.”

The article states…

The appointed advisers gained increased scrutiny following resignation of former green jobs czar Van Jones after his signature was found on a petition implying the Bush administration played a role in the 9/11 terrorist attacks and making other controversial statements.

“The bulk of the noise you hear began first with partisan commentators, suggesting that this is somehow a new and sinister development that threatens our democracy. This is, of course, ridiculous,” White House Communications Director Anita Dunn wrote in a blog post.

“Just to be clear, the job title ‘czar’ doesn’t exist in the Obama Administration,” Dunn added, referring to the informal term used for the advisers.

Dunn noted that former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush used “czars” in their administration.

The administration specifically targeted a letter from Reps. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Lamar Smith’s (R-Tex.) requesting White House counsel Greg Craig provide information regarding the “czars’” vetting information, pay grade, and responsibilities.

“But of course, it’s really the hypocrisy here that is noteworthy,” wrote Dunn, echoing the DNC’s line-of-attack against Issa. “Just earlier today, Darrell Issa…had to admit to Fox News that he had never raised any objections to the Bush Administration’s use of ‘czars.’”

It is not hypocritical of Rep. Issa not to bring up Czars during the administration of George W. Bush or that of Bill Clinton (although Rep. Issa wasn’t elected until 2000) because they did not utilize czars in the sheer number that Barack Obama has done in less than seven months in office.

Someone should point out to ‘Press Czar’ Robert Gibbs that what is ridiculous is the size of the shadow government that Barack Obama is assembling in his administration.