Don't Turn Around (Uh oh!) Der Commissar's In Town!

[elfs]

Comrades, listen closely!

(NYTimes Jan 30, 2007): In an executive order published last week in the Federal Register, Mr. Bush said that each agency must have a regulatory policy office run by a political appointee, to supervise the development of rules and documents providing guidance to regulated industries. The White House will thus have a gatekeeper in each agency to analyze the costs and the benefits of new rules and to make sure the agencies carry out the president's priorities.

Is Commissar the right word? Apparatchik?

Comments

[mouser.livejournal.com]

Actually, it's "Political Officer"

The U.S.S.R. didn't collapse - it migrated...

[rhonan.livejournal.com]

I have to agree with the first, and only slightly disagree with the second. The Busheviks have just recognized that the USSR developed some useful tools for authotitarian regimes.

[srmalloy.livejournal.com]

Aka 'zampolit' (заместитель командира по политической части -- 'deputy commander for political affairs').

[mouser.livejournal.com]

I don't think so. Weren't they the "Spys" where the zampolit were the ones that were right up front?

[http://users.livejournal.com/_candide_/]

Heeey now... I thought I deleted that message?

[mouser.livejournal.com]

I know all, I see all, I respond before you have the chance to delete...

Because I'm Itching to use my Russian...

[sarienpalth.livejournal.com]

Zamestitel Komandira po Politicheskoye Chasti

I'm a bit rusty, but considering it's been five years, I'll consider the fact that I remember how to read Cyrillic and remember what most of the sounds are to be a bonus.

Pointless Trivial Detail Sar

Guess I should get used to calling people "Christian Comrade"

[sarienpalth.livejournal.com]

At the current rate of progression, I'm suspecting that we should prepare for our national anthem to be rewritten to something like this.

National Anthem of the United States

from the Bush Perspective

Unbreakable Union of freeborn States,
the Lord has welded forever to stand.
Created in struggle by will of the people,
United and mighty, our sarcred land!
[to Refrain]

Through tempests the sunrays of God have cheered us,
Along the righteous path where great Bush did lead.
To a righteous crusade he raised up the peoples,
Inspired them to worship and do glorious deeds.
[to Refrain]

In the vict'ry of Bush's holy crusade,
We see the future of our dear land.
And to God's glorious sacred banner,
Selflessly true we always shall stand!
[to Refrain]

Refrain:

Sing to America, home of the free,
Bulwark of peoples in brotherhood strong.
O Country of God, the strength of the people,
To the Lord's triumph lead us on!

Original lyrics of the National Anthem of the Soviet Union here (http://www.soviet-empire.com/ussr/viewtopic.php?t=28792). Yes, I know I have way too much free time on my hands.

Sighing, Semisnark Sar