Posted on 08/01/2005 11:02:02 AM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
Today, in an unprecedented move, President Bush announced that he would use a recess appointment to install his embattled nominee John Bolton as Ambassador to the United Nations -- over the objection of Senate Democrats and many Republicans. The appointment comes amid unanswered questions regarding Bolton's involvement in an ongoing State Department probe about the use of false intelligence.
Bush's decision to circumvent bipartisan opposition to Bolton is another example of the White House's willingness to abuse their power and silence critics in an effort to reward loyal political allies, even at the expense of America's international stature and national security. Bolton has aroused significant bipartisan opposition in the Senate because the White House repeatedly stonewalled specific, legitimate requests from senators for access to Bolton's employment records at the White House and the State Department. Bolton attracted greater criticism last week when it was revealed that he had failed to report on his Senate questionnaire that he was questioned by the State Department Inspector General probing the use of false intelligence data in the run-up to the Iraq war.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement and sharply criticized President Bush's recess appointment of Bolton to the United Nations:
"In a truly arrogant move, President Bush abused his power by refusing to provide documents to answer legitimate questions about John Bolton and our national security, and his use of the recess appointment for one of the most important and sensitive posts in international diplomacy is troubling," said Dean. "Bolton is the next in a line of Bush nominees who have had their integrity called into question because of this President's continuing failure to fulfill his constitutional obligation to be honest and forthright with the Senate and the American people. By moving unilaterally to overrule the Senate and appoint a nominee who is being dogged by significant questions about his integrity on intelligence matters, Bush has reduced our nation's ability to cooperate with our allies on the war on terror."
Is there some law or something that precludes democrat 'leaders' from speaking the truth?
"in an unprecedented move"
That's the Democrats for you in a nutshell. Two words into the press release, and they're already lying.
110 for the first term, 1 this term that I could find. Is that correct? I can't find second term statistics. I haven't spent a lot of time looking, granted.
Remember Bega-lice's comment, "Stroke of the pen, Law of the land, kinda neat!"...........
No, Howie, recess appointments are something guaranteed to the President by law.
I'll bet a week's pay that Dean has never read the Constitution.
Follow the link. It's a press release from the dem party. At the bottom it say's; Paid for and authorized by the Democratic National Committee, http://www.democrats.org. This communication is not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
\ Let the crying begin!......
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Don't they ever sleep?
LOL
The MSM hardly batted an eye when Clintoon pardoned a bunch of Puerto Rican terrorists so his pimp-wife could get their votes for the Senate, that's an abuse of power Mr. Dean.
Love it
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The left loses more sleep LOL
The real abuse of power has been committed by Dems in the Senate. The Senate is constitutionally obligated to vote up or down on all Presidential nominees. Their refusal to bring his nomination to the floor for a vote is unconstitutional. Bills can be filibustered, but technically, nominee's legally cannot. The rules need to be changed to ensure the constitutional process is being followed.
Now that the dem national committee prepared this hit piece on the President's nomination of Bolton, let's count up all the stories that come out that use this press release as their basis for their story.
This is a press release by the DNC its not a news article.
This is a statement written by the DNC for general release, The DNC has shown for years they care less about telling the truth. Nothing the rats do or say is fact based.
unfortunately they are telling the truth- in their eyes. they truly believe this nonsensical drivel that they keep spouting.
I guess he thought the same of JFK's recess appointment of Thurgood Marshall to the Circuit Court in 1962.
Only because the lapdog MSM blasts it far and wide in a dishonest propaganda attempt to sway public opinion against Bush. Sad to say, such efforts are often successful. The press, of course, does not report the kind of pro-Bush comment seen on this thread.
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