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Latest Bush Cabinet Shuffle
In a fine display of attempted misdirection and blatant political quid pro quo, the president has replaced one lapdog with another. John Snow, described as "Loyal but uninspired" is being replaced by multi-multi millionaire Henry Paulson, member of the Pioneers, a group composed of six-figure donors to the Bush campaign.
Now, being a multi-millionaire doesn't necessarily bother me. Large donations are more problematic. If as Sen. McConnell says "money is speech", then is it fair that his speech can drown out the speech of hundreds of three-figure contributors? I'll probably delve into that at a later date.
More significantly at the moment, does anyone really believe that this- or any of the recent Cabinet shuffling will make the slightest bit of difference in the Administration's performance? The Administration's problem is not in the Treasury department; it's in the Oval Office. Bush has declared himself to be the "Decider", conveniently if inadvertently taking responsibility for the actions of his administration.
The Administration's problems are legion, starting with a lack of credibility and progressing through corruption to treason. Credibility was dubious from the beginning, "winning" the 2000 election on a party-line vote in the Supreme Court while blocking a recount of citizen's votes after having run on a platform promising bipartisan cooperation. Subsequent events confirm the trend of complete disregard for the law and for those of us without six figures to speak for us.
Politics is supposed to be the art of compromise. Historically, if a President felt that a particular legislative compromise was inappropriate, he would veto the bill. If it was popular enough, Congress could override the veto, limiting the President's power over legislation. Bush doesn't veto anything, he merely crosses his fingers while signing, and proceeds to ignore legislation that he doesn't like. This is prima facie illegal and in violation of the oath he swore to uphold the Constitution.
We are in the midst of a serious Constitutional crisis. Someone needs to turn this ship of state around and fix the damage before all the controls are sabotaged and a collision becomes inevitable.
Is that Celine Dion I hear?
Latest Bush Cabinet Shuffle
In a fine display of attempted misdirection and blatant political quid pro quo, the president has replaced one lapdog with another. John Snow, described as "Loyal but uninspired" is being replaced by multi-multi millionaire Henry Paulson, member of the Pioneers, a group composed of six-figure donors to the Bush campaign.
Now, being a multi-millionaire doesn't necessarily bother me. Large donations are more problematic. If as Sen. McConnell says "money is speech", then is it fair that his speech can drown out the speech of hundreds of three-figure contributors? I'll probably delve into that at a later date.
More significantly at the moment, does anyone really believe that this- or any of the recent Cabinet shuffling will make the slightest bit of difference in the Administration's performance? The Administration's problem is not in the Treasury department; it's in the Oval Office. Bush has declared himself to be the "Decider", conveniently if inadvertently taking responsibility for the actions of his administration.
The Administration's problems are legion, starting with a lack of credibility and progressing through corruption to treason. Credibility was dubious from the beginning, "winning" the 2000 election on a party-line vote in the Supreme Court while blocking a recount of citizen's votes after having run on a platform promising bipartisan cooperation. Subsequent events confirm the trend of complete disregard for the law and for those of us without six figures to speak for us.
Politics is supposed to be the art of compromise. Historically, if a President felt that a particular legislative compromise was inappropriate, he would veto the bill. If it was popular enough, Congress could override the veto, limiting the President's power over legislation. Bush doesn't veto anything, he merely crosses his fingers while signing, and proceeds to ignore legislation that he doesn't like. This is prima facie illegal and in violation of the oath he swore to uphold the Constitution.
We are in the midst of a serious Constitutional crisis. Someone needs to turn this ship of state around and fix the damage before all the controls are sabotaged and a collision becomes inevitable.
Is that Celine Dion I hear?
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