Friends,
The President of these United States is scheduled to announce the creation of a new position in the administration, that of Cyber Security Czar. Hopefully this completes the collector’s set with the Drug Czar, Car Czar (Chooch!), the Border Czar and the Regulatory Czar making up the rest of the set. Seriously, can we please stop with the Czars already? The title was cute once, but are these positions endowed with the power to be ruthless autocrats? Will each of these individuals be executed by Bolsheviks? (good bolsheviks are so hard to find these days. – ed)
There are so many other titles that might be used in place of the vaguely exotic “czar or tsar” that it’s hard to know where to start. Emperor? Dear Leader? Party Chairman? Each of them has the right tone, but if you’re really going for a sinister and despotic vibe, may I recommend Special Assistant to the President?
Nah, too creepy.
– bob