Man, this is a story I wish I’d been paying attention to from the get go. So apparently the White House wants a “war czar” to be in charge of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, and they’re having difficulty finding anyone to take the position.

The highest-ranking White House official responsible exclusively for the wars is deputy national security adviser Meghan O’Sullivan, who reports to national security adviser Stephen J. Hadley and does not have power to issue orders to agencies. O’Sullivan plans to step down soon, giving the White House the opportunity to rethink how it organizes the war effort.

Unlike O’Sullivan, the new czar would report directly to Bush and to Hadley and would have the title of assistant to the president, just as Hadley and the other highest-ranking White House officials have, the sources said. The new czar would also have “tasking authority,” or the power to issue directions, over other agencies, they said.

Is it just me, or does the White House seem to not have a damn clue what the Constitution says? I’m going to be cribbing a bit from Colbert, who quipped so perfectly, “Yes, it’s be nice if the White House had a chief who could command the military… some kind of commanding chief, who could chiefly make commands to the military…”