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If Bush Could Give the Man who Murdered a Senator's Mom a Recess Appointment, He'd Do It

Democrats don't much care for Sam Fox, who was Bush's nominee to be ambassador to Belgium. Fox was a major contributor to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a group that hit Kerry way below the belt in the 2004 campaign. Senate Democrats were so outraged by Fox's nomination that Bush ultimately withdrew it. Pundits cooed that Bush was really getting the hang of working with Democrats.

No, he's just a nasty, nasty man. With the Democrats gone for spring vacation, Bush gave Fox—and two others—recess appointments. But, he protested innocently, Fox won't draw a government salary. (A) That may be unconstitutional, and (B) Fox is a multi-millionaire.

Who were the other two recess appointments? Well, it just gets better. Bush named Andrew Biggs, a champion of privatization—another issue on which many believed Bush had conceded defeat—as the deputy commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Bush also named Susan Dudley, to whom all regulation looks like a sharpened silver cross does to a vampire, to lead the Office of Management and Budget—you know, the office that has to sign off on most government regulation. Her appointment promises to be particularly damaging following as it does on the heels of an executive order giving the OMB increased control over such important agencies as the EPA, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The New York Times reached Sarah Feinberg, a spokeswoman for the Democratic caucus in the House, who managed to say, "Clearly, these are politically provocative acts." I hereby nominate Sarah Feinberg for the grace under fire award.






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Time for the Legeslators to stop having recesses and have vacations like regualar people. This leaving things to the President has led to some terrible, terrible happenings. Time for changes. Time for the Democracy that you wrote about. A vote for a third party says none of the above.

Posted by: catt napp on 04/06/07 at 4:41 PM  Respond

My car broke down. The problem was diagnosed by the mechanic and I bought the necessary part. My car broke down and I went back to the mechanic, same problem plus another one. I bought the necessary parts. My car broke down and I went back to the mechanic, same problems plus another one. I bought the necessary parts. My car broke down and I went back to the mechanic and.... When the system's defective and the parts of the system are defective, you have to replace the system, not continually go back to the parts store for more defective spare parts. Such a mechanic as above, selling defective parts to keep himself in business, would not last long in his car repair business.

Posted by: James Secor on 04/06/07 at 5:12 PM  Respond

Susan Dudley was recessed to head up the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) that resides within OMB, not to head up OMB. And it may not look it, but it is still better than what Democrats did during Bush 41, when they put up a stink over how much control OIRA had over regulation during the Reagan administration that Bush 41 simply mothballed the office and put regulatory control into the hands of VP Quayle, completely out of sight of the Congress. So while it is bad, it can always be worse.

Impeach Bush before he destroys the USA. This man is truly evil and too cunning. Stupid? Maybe. Megalomaniac? Definitely. Lame Duck? Piranha.

Posted by: Jim Guinnessey on 04/06/07 at 5:47 PM  Respond

War, War, War, but what does one wxpect from ones who only know how to use a HAMMER!

Posted by: john gordon on 04/08/07 at 11:05 AM  Respond

In a strange sort of way I'm glad Bush made these appointments. Remember John Bolton, also a recess appt, and what an *ss he turned out to be just as everyone thought he would be.
I suspect Alito and Roberts will prove to be corrupt justices and their actions will reveal even more deeply the horrors of the religious right, both are catholic, along with Thomas and Scalia. When they by their votes reveal themselves for what they truly are, namely, nothing more than catholic fanatic fundamentalists, who hate america and the working people of america. The more of these kind of people Bush puts into gov't the sooner will the american people see and reject those who are not only Bush enablers but also Republican enablers and themselves guilty of crime and corruption and anti-americanism and destroyers of our Constitution, the fabric of our society and our democratic values and institutiions. The sooner the american people see these kind of people, white supremacists, rascists, neocons, neo nazis, neo confederates and actually just more Idaho militia members of the same mindset the sooner we can get rid of them.
I AM, the last catholic in america that is not a catholic republican. Those people give not a damn for america.

Posted by: Bob DAmico on 04/11/07 at 11:59 AM  Respond

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