Posted on 04/04/2007 1:48:38 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Bush bypasses Senate to name ambassador
By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer 7 minutes ago
President Bush named Republican fundraiser Sam Fox as U.S. ambassador to Belgium on Wednesday, using a maneuver that allowed him to bypass Congress where Democrats had derailed Fox's nomination.
Democrats had denounced Fox for his 2004 donation to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. The group's TV ads, which claimed that Sen. John Kerry exaggerated his military record in Vietnam, were viewed as a major factor in the Massachusetts Democrat losing the election.
Recognizing Fox did not have the votes to obtain Senate confirmation, Bush withdrew the nomination last month. On Wednesday, with Congress out of town for a spring break, the president used his power to make recess appointments to put Fox in the job without Senate confirmation.
This means Fox can remain ambassador until the end of the next session of Congress, effectively through the end of the Bush presidency.
Bush also used his recess appointment authority to make Andrew Biggs deputy director of Social Security. The president's earlier nomination of Biggs, an outspoken advocate of partially privatizing the government's retirement program, was rejected by Senate Democrats in February.
Fox, a 77-year-old St. Louis businessman, gave $50,000 to the Swift Boat group. He is national chairman of the Jewish Republican Coalition and was dubbed a "ranger" by Bush's 2004 campaign for raising at least $200,000. He is founder and chairman of the Clayton, Mo.-based Harbour Group, which specializes in the takeover of manufacturing companies
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I wonder if all the posters here who decried Bush for having no B*lls when the nomination was pulled, will show up and apologize.
Ugly, this is going to ugly.
get ugly.
Bush inserts the knife and twists...
This makes me laugh. There were so many here who were quick to condemn Bush. Turns out he was smart like a Fox!
it’s time republicans did ugly.
my thought exactly
Good.
Revenge is a platter best served cold...
Atta boy GW! Nothing like a little castor beans to the eyes.
Well, he told them not to leave. (Snicker)
Well, smack my a@@ and call me Sally.
Thank You GWB.
(snort- He didn’t even wait until after the newscasts Friday night - looks like Nancy’s road trip may have some competition for liberal news coverage tonight).
I was wondering the same thing.
He should do this with ever spot he can till Jan 2009
I had high hopes he would do this.
Just didn’t really expect it.
IN YOUR FACE, JON CARRY
Sends a positive signal regarding the Iraq supplemental — the Prez is not going to rescue the RATS from themselves.
Damn time.
A shot across the bow....eh
Ruh Roh-
will Harry Reid and John Murtha try to cut funding for the Belgian embassy?
Don't count on it. They'll just lurk until there is another thread in which to attack the President.
This is awesome. President Bush must have decided he has had enough of the dims and their persistent arrogance.
Nuts to the dims!
Will Jean-Boy put in for another Purple Heart for this major slap-down?
I LOVE IT!!!!
Ever turn on C-span, and see a Dem in the Congress reading an editorial or story from the Washington Post or the Ny Times? Well, I'd like to see the next Pubby to speak, get up and read into the record a story with Jayson Blair's byline..just to make the point..and keep doing it everytime..
Ever turn on C-span, and see a Dem in the Congress reading an editorial or story from the Washington Post or the Ny Times? Well, I'd like to see the next Pubby to speak, get up and read into the record a story with Jayson Blair's byline..just to make the point..and keep doing it everytime..
Ever turn on C-span, and see a Dem in the Congress reading an editorial or story from the Washington Post or the Ny Times? Well, I'd like to see the next Pubby to speak, get up and read into the record a story with Jayson Blair's byline..just to make the point..and keep doing it everytime..
Clap-Clap-Clap!
Hey jon carie, how do you like that donation? Bwahahaha
In this day and age I can not understand why John Kerry’s military record has not leaked, every thing else seems to be released.
AWESOME!!!!
sorry for the triple post..hard to Freep while holdign a 2 y.o in one’s lap..who is trying to get on noggin.com
However, I think we are in a position at this point where we should take any goat we can find!
This is OK for the short term, but at some point we have simply got to address the problem for real and find a way that Presidents can appoint the people they want to serve them without having to fear purely political shenanigans.
Wow I’m impressed.
Now, can we talk about that Southern Border?
Here’s my apology, gladly. I’m delighted. Praise God and pass the ammunition.
Take that, Jean Kerri!
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
“I wonder if all the posters here who decried Bush for having no B*lls when the nomination was pulled, will show up and apologize.”
MY THOUGHT EXACTLY!!
[BTW: REAL men think with their brains not their genitalia!]
BAM! KAPOWIE! Bush delivers a nice right hook.
Me likey. ;^)
W has nothing but the short term left in his presidency. Too bad Bolton wasn’t named to State and Condi to the UN.
Can’t wait to see the editorials in tomorrows papers.
Recess appointments at this stage of the Bush presidency last until December 31, 2008, or just 3 weeks b4 the end of the Bush presidency.
Now, let’s move on with more recess appointments tomorrow, and the next day and the next, and then the one after that. For those who are willing to serve for two years w/o Senate confirmation and can go back to the private sector, who cares if the media and the RATS go loco.
Let’s appoint lots of circuit court judges tomorrow who have been lanquishing in committee or who face uphill confirmation odds.
While we are at it, let’s appoint Ann Coulter to one of the circuits, preferably a vacancy on the DC circuit.
Na-na.
Way to go GWB - back bone alert !!!!
Keep it going - and watch your poll numbers come up.
LEAD
I can’t tell you how it would make my day for a ton of recess appointments to be made! Let the President just stand up and say that he’s doing it because Congress saw fit to take a recess while there was urgent business to attend to and they can plan on more such appointments every time Congress leaves town!
Excellent move! Thank goodness the President did this.
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