Recess appointments!
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The man continues to amaze mepick 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Withdrawn, but not for long.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.

 

do you ever play CHESS ?

 

Wild Bill

I'm sure you're not suprised by this manuver??

 

Fired judges or recess appointment are both part of the normal goings on in Washington. Have been and always will be. I just don't think this gentleman (with all the respect in the world for the office) has a clue to diplomacy with the Texas gunslinger attitude. I don't think he sees the effect on relations at home, let alone the world!

 

Look, I'm a registered republican, and it certainly didn't take me this long to figure out the remark in your post. As a matter of fact it took less then 4 years, cause he didn't get my vote for the second term. More then half of the country is fed up, and in my opinion we (our government) look like **** and commands no respect, throughout the rest of the world. As a traveler, I'm happy to report that so far, we the people are still treated very well in other countries.