Republicans, please tell me how you don't object to Bush doing this?

Question

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070405/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_outflanking_congress

Does anyone else not see how this looks like Fox BOUGHT this ambassadorship from Bush, and Bush SOLD it to him?????

Our President is CORRUPT.

Answer 1

How could they.
This is another great Republican who served our country's military with distinction and honor.

Oh, my mistake, he didn't serve.

This is another great Republican who slandered a real American war hero who served our country's military with distinction and honor.

Answer 2

Oh, please! Ambassadorships have been part of the political spoils system for over 200 years! Of course major fundraisers get rewarded. Same thing happened under Clinton, Bush41, Reagan, Carter, Ford, Nixon, LBJ, Truman, etc, etc.

How do you think rum-smuggling, Nazi-loving scumbag Joe Kennedy got appointed ambassador to England?

Only an oblivious cretin would find something nefarious in a Federal patronage SOP.

What I object to is that the ONLY reason for him to not have gotten the consent of the Senate is because he donated to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, whose charges against "hero" Kerry remain UNREFUTED. The Dems blame them, and by extension their contributers, for Kerry's loss in 2004, and remain angry like petulent children!

Answer 3

You staunch liberals make me laugh. Such short memories. Do you honestly think the Bush Administration is the only one in history that does/did this? EVERY politician owes someone for their position....sometimes entire industries are owed big for a politician getting into office (oil companies, insurance companies, the healthcare industry - they all have their cronies in Congress). That is how our gov't works. If you have the big $$$$ you can bribe the gov't to do your bidding. Of course, this is not at all what the Founding Fathers had in mind 230+ years ago.

It is a pathetic fact about the gov't of the USA. We the People are no longer in charge - in fact we are far from it. The only way to fix this is to get rid of all of them and start over. Term limits and campaign finance reform are a great start.

Answer 4

I hate to defend Bush on anything, but it is not at all unusual for any President to appoint top fundraisers as ambassadors, especially to countries that are not likely to require much attention from the US, i.e Belgium as opposed to Russia.
Doing it during a one-week recess of Congress is damn sneaky, but that's certainly not un-Bush like, and probably not illegal.

Answer 5

I don't get it! Clinton fired all 93 federal posecutors and nothing said, Bush fires 8 and you libs want to execute him and Gonzales. Clinton appoints a former bouncer from an Atlanta nightclub as white house security lead and nothing said. Clinton appoints whoever he wants in many many positions and not even the repubs say anything. Why have you libs tried so hard to knock every thing this man does. You guys are turning into the HATE party and have started a division in this country that will make your most wanted wish to come true. Which is, to bring this country down to a third world country existance.

Answer 6

While I am not a Republican, my answer is so what? His nomination was denied because he donated money to a cause that Congress didn't support. This article clearly states that several presidents have exercised this right. Maybe Bush sincerely thought he would be the best man for the job.

Answer 7

Everyone in Washington is corrupt. Did John Kerry wish to block him, BECAUSE he gave to the Swift Boaters or because he was not qualified? I would say this was a incorrect "end around", but I also think that it wouldn't have happened if Congress had stayed in DC to iron out the military spending bill instead of putting one together that will be vetoed and running home for vacation without sending it to the White House. Very unprofessional.

Answer 8

It is technically legal but a little sneaky. Bush is not the first President to make such an appointment though, there is a precedent for this type of action.

Answer 9

I have no objection. Sam Fox is well qualified. He name was shot down by Kerry in retaliation for Fox contributing to the swiftboat group. Pure retaliatory politics on Kerry's part. Trying to keep a good man away from the post based on spite.

Answer 10

Presidents appoint people all the time without Senate approval. No prob. Who really cares about the ambassador to Belgium anyway?

Answer 11

Hale to The Chief. The man is definitely smarter than you think.