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Bush bypasses Senate to name ambassador [Democrats had denounced Fox for his 2004 donation...]
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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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TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ambassador; belgium; bush; foxhelpedsaveamerica; godblesspresbush; ichabodcrane; jenniferloven; lurchfreakingout; lurchsnemesis; samfox; swiftboat; swiftboatveterans; us; veterans
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To: Cold Heat; ohioWfan
You are always the optimist Ohio....Always the optimist.....LOL...That beats being a pessimist each and every day.
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posted on
04/04/2007 3:47:39 PM PDT
by
rdb3
(SELECT * FROM users WHERE clue > 0 (Get well Snowman!))
To: gulfcoast6
“In this day and age I can not understand why John Kerrys military record has not leaked, every thing else seems to be released.”
Yes, but look at what has been leaked, how much of it is actually true, and then look at which party those leaks serve to destroy. HINT: It’s never the Dems. And that is why we will never see them get leaked, (his records) because he is a Dem. They don't do leaks against their own.
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posted on
04/04/2007 3:48:11 PM PDT
by
gidget7
(2Th 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:)
To: Sub-Driver
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posted on
04/04/2007 3:48:58 PM PDT
by
MarineBrat
(My wife and I took an AIDS vaccination that the Church offers.)
To: Sub-Driver
Rush was a little angry about the withdrawal of Fox...and frankly, so was I.
Now, all I have to say is:
BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
Nice move, G.W.
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posted on
04/04/2007 3:49:23 PM PDT
by
Recovering_Democrat
(I am SO glad to no longer be associated with the party of Dependence on Government!)
To: sharkhawk
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.I will. Way to go W., keep it up.
To: ohioWfan
to all the Bush bashers...
Jesus said ... “Remember they hated me before they hated you.”
Bush is in GOOD company!
146
posted on
04/04/2007 3:49:30 PM PDT
by
jackv
(just shakin' my head)
To: Sub-Driver
Outstanding!
Nice job, President Bush!
147
posted on
04/04/2007 3:50:31 PM PDT
by
Southack
(Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)
To: Sub-Driver
GWB - Now he’s acting like the president I voted for!!
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posted on
04/04/2007 3:54:08 PM PDT
by
rockthecasbah
(The Shillelagh resides in Heritage Hall)
To: silverleaf
Well, smack my a@@ and call me Sally. Thank You GWB.
My thanks to GWB also "Sally". ; )
149
posted on
04/04/2007 3:54:39 PM PDT
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: rbmillerjr
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posted on
04/04/2007 3:59:36 PM PDT
by
ShandaLear
(When something is true, one need not lie to prove it.)
To: greccogirl
![](http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39921000/jpg/_39921766_teresa_heinz_203.jpg)
"What I once said to a reporter is the same thing our President is telling the Senate: 'Shove it!'"
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posted on
04/04/2007 4:00:26 PM PDT
by
Recovering_Democrat
(I am SO glad to no longer be associated with the party of Dependence on Government!)
To: greccogirl
![](http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39921000/jpg/_39921766_teresa_heinz_203.jpg)
"What I once said to a reporter is the same thing our President is telling the Senate: 'Shove it!'"
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posted on
04/04/2007 4:00:34 PM PDT
by
Recovering_Democrat
(I am SO glad to no longer be associated with the party of Dependence on Government!)
To: sharkhawk
I for one was hoping he would do exactly what he has done here. Too bad he can’t recess appoint a SC justice (if a vacnacy occurs).
To: Sub-Driver
To: plain talk
Too bad he cant recess appoint a SC justice (if a vacnacy occurs). Who says he can't? FIfteen Supreme Court justices were recess appointed. The last one was Potter Stewart in 1958.
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posted on
04/04/2007 4:07:07 PM PDT
by
Non-Sequitur
(Save Fredericksburg. Support CVBT.)
To: leadpenny
yikes...He didn’t even wait for a Friday to announce it.
Looks like he’s baitin ‘em.
156
posted on
04/04/2007 4:07:32 PM PDT
by
stylin19a
(If you are living on the edge...MOVE OVER ! Some of us are ready to jump !)
To: Sub-Driver
To: Sub-Driver
More, MORE,
MORE.
Why not go ahead and recess appoint EVERY legit candidate the Dims have blocked?
I mean, what are the Dims gonna do that they haven't and aren't already?
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posted on
04/04/2007 4:13:30 PM PDT
by
Stultis
(I don't worry about the war turning into "Vietnam" in Iraq; I worry about it doing so in Congress.)
To: sharkhawk
Harry Reid mentioned something about a “poke in the eye with a sharp stick”?
Well, lets give it to em.
159
posted on
04/04/2007 4:14:48 PM PDT
by
zendari
To: sharkhawk
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.Well, I didn't use such crude language or even go so far as to claim he has no courage (I know better), but I did express disappointment in him over this matter. I'm happy to have been proven wrong.
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posted on
04/04/2007 4:18:40 PM PDT
by
alnick
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