Who are these guys?

Several years ago the National Football League had a strike shortened season that resulted in the fans watching teams filled with players with whom they had never seen before. I'll admit I watched those games , but I had a difficult time trying to define my team because of my lack of knowledge of the players on the field . I remember afternoons viewing the "Spare Bears" with very mixed feelings. I wanted them to win but I had no real connection with these unknown players . I knew the strike would not last forever , the real Bears would eventually return and I could enjoy the game more fully in the future. N.F.L. owners were steadfast in their position during the strike and vowed to continue the season with or without the regular players , so the rosters were filled with people the fans , those for whom the game is really played , knew nothing about. President Obama has filled his administration with a large number of advises (czars) in powerful positions , yet , we the people know little to nothing about their qualifications or their background except for very superficial statements from the administration. As the electorate do we not have a right to know who has the ear of the president especially during these trying times.Senator Russ Feingold (D.-Wisconsin) is trying to launch an investigation to find out who these people are and what are their views and their ties to any special interest groups. Even staunch Democrat Robert Byrd ( D,-W.Vir.) has asked this very question . There are currently thirty-three people in these positions and except for Fox News and the conservative commentators on radio we would know very little about any of them. The White House have given out some soft biographical information glossing over anything that might be considered disturbing or possibly spurious . The Van Jones debacle is just the tip of the iceberg . Before the election John McCain scratched the surface of Obama's "nontraditional" group of friends and advisers. Obama himself said while in college he gravitated toward militant blacks and Marxists , so why should we , as Americans , not be concerned with the direction in which his hand-picked advisers are moving our nation. It is imperative that we find out more about these people . Unlike the Spare Bears this group will not be replaced by the "first team" in the near future. Mr. Obama you owe the American people an explanation as to who you choose to advise you in critical decisions about our nation's well being . As an American I demand that you tell all of us everything we need to know about this cadre of individuals who are so close to you. This is no football season , and our constitution is not a contract that is negotiable to change.