Why do we have czars in the United States anyway?

These are the United States. Why do we have so many czars? Why do we have ANY?

From American Daughter:
"The Compleat List of Czars" by Nancy Matthis
http://frontpage.americandaughter.com/?p=2385

And from the Washington Post, as published in the Concord Monitor:
"Obama and his 32 czars - President is skirting legislative branch" by Eric Cantor
http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/obama-and-his-32-czars

If are to have czars, why so many? For example, why would we have and Auto Recovery Czar AND a Car Czar? Do we really need czars with overlapping responsibilities?

Note this quote:
"The biggest problems that we're facing right now have to do with George Bush trying to bring more and more power into the executive branch and not go through Congress at all. And that's what I intend to reverse when I'm president of the United States."

That was Barack Obama, when he was a Senator in 2008. Seems like Obama didn't really believe in reversing the flow of power to the executive branch after all! Although I do agree with his quote.

MISH also has some great commentary on this. From MISH'S Global Economic Trend Analysis:
"Republican Introduce Bill to Eliminate Presidential Czars; How Many Czars are There? Obama on Czars Then vs. Now; Vanity of Barack Obama"
http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2011/01/republican-introduce-bill-to-eliminate.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+MishsGlobalEconomicTrendAnalysis+(Mish's+Global+Economic+Trend+Analysis)

In 2009 Republicans introduced H.R.3226 - Czar Accountability and Reform (CZAR) Act of 2009. It didn't go anywhere. But Republicans have re-introduced this legislation. With Republican control of the House this bill will gain more traction and hopefully some publicity, even if goes nowhere in the Senate. Needless to say, I support these bills.

Mish also discusses Obama's narcissism in his post for some bonus content. Too much to get into here, but suffice to say I agree with Mish (as usual).