[F16Fighter]

"If President Bush makes a principled, popular move, he is accused of pandering to his conservative base. (See recess appointment of Pickering.)"

LOL, come on now! Are we stooges?? Like this is NOT a coincidence??

No, this appointment was made now ONLY because the White House panicked when they saw the light of the torches and shadows of pitchforks on the horizon. Dubya's thinly veiled Amnesty Program had rattled the cage of his base far more than he'd thought.

I see 'Wag-The-Dog.' Nothing more.

[Texasforever]

No, this appointment was made now ONLY because the White House panicked when they saw the light of the torches and shadows of pitchforks on the horizon. Dubya's thinly veiled Amnesty Program had rattled the cage of his base far more than he'd thought.

You guys sound like the flea crawling up the elephant’s leg with rape on its mind. Just like that flea you think the elephant notices you.

[MEG33]

The word is that Pickering is the only one who would accept an interim appointment.