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recess appointments - 4/5/2007 3:52:53 AM
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wcoates
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Recess appointments!
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The man continues to amaze me pick one)
a.)with the way he does things
or
b.)the way he gets things done!
Bush outflanks Congress to name Fox ambassador
USA TODAY WASHINGTON — When the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was poised to reject a controversial Republican fund raiser as ambassador to Belgium last week, the White House quietly withdrew the nomination.
Withdrawn, but not for long. President Bush on Wednesday bypassed the Senate and used a recess appointment to name St. Louis businessman Sam Fox, 77, to the diplomatic post.
Fox's nomination had drawn fire because he donated $50,000 to Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. The group aired TV ads that questioned the service of Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., in Vietnam and contributed to his defeat by Bush in 2004.
The maneuver left Senate Democrats fuming. Kerry called it "sad but not surprising that this White House would abuse the power of the presidency to reward a donor over the objections of the Senate."
Bush spokesman Tony Fratto said the president wasn't trying to provoke Democrats with the appointment and called some senators "very supportive, even Democrats." He declined to name them.
Louis Fisher, a constitutional-law specialist at the Library of Congress, says Bush's move "is to show he still has some unilateral power" despite second-term travails. However, he adds, "There's always a price for this" in souring relations with Congress.
Recess appointees can serve through the next session of Congress — effectively the end of Bush's term.
Responding to questions through an aide, Fox said he didn't think the lack of Senate confirmation would affect his credibility in the post. "I believe I will be measured on my performance in the job," he said.
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RE: recess appointments - 4/5/2007 10:44:58 AM
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