Speakeasy: Michael Chertoff By Patrick Gavin FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint December 2, 2008 5:00 am FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint “We need a czar. And we need czars on top of czars. Then you need a super czar. And a czarina.” –Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, speaking Wednesday morning about the impulse in Washington to constantly expand the bureaucracy Recommended Stories Political meddling may harm the economy in the long termOn homelessness and crime, modern-day progressives make 20th-century communists look like grownupsCalifornia makes multimillion-dollar error in Newsom’s Proposition 50 redistricting mailers TagsPatrick W. Gavin Related Content Beltway Confidential Only one woman can win: Amazon’s The Girlfriend is ruthless, glossy, and addictive Crime Pritzker says Trump ordering Texas National Guard troops to Illinois and Oregon White House Trump looks to pivot to land drug trafficking after deadly boat strikes Faith, Freedom & Self-Reliance Shut down the enhanced Obamacare subsidies, not the government Sports Trump reveals date for UFC fight at White House