Editorial: Get along? Ha! (Sac Bee)

Bush kicks sand at Senate

Published 12:00 am PDT Friday, April 6, 2007
Story appeared in EDITORIALS section, Page B6

You would think with his popularity in the ditch, President Bush would want to work with Congress and make nice.

You'd be wrong, judging by his move Wednesday to bypass the advise-and-consent role of the Senate and slip three controversial nominees into jobs during a recess. Who are the lucky three? Sam Fox, a developer who gave $50,000 to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and now gets to be ambassador to Belgium; Andrew Biggs, who stumped for privatizing Social Security and now gets to be deputy commissioner of Social Security; and Susan Dudley, an academic who moves into an obscure-sounding post that is anything but. She'll run the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management Budget. Sound dull? Hardly. She'll be the regulatory czarina overseeing rules on everything from smog and mining to wetlands and work.

An imperial attitude toward Congress is nothing new for this president, but even so this example is hard to swallow. So much for advise and consent.

http://www.sacbee.com/110/story/150299.html

It is time for direct action yet?

Utahreb, your comments show that you are bitter. If not the man, at least respect the office. Actually I'm amazed that so many people do not support President Bush. How can you not? He's done so much for the economy, our national security, and is the liberator of millions. What have you done? Nothing but criticize! I'm proud to support such an awesome leader of a man. President Bush is positive, upbeat, and sparkling with integrity. He is a man of morals, a man of decency, and a man of character. We are so lucky to have him at the helm at this critical time.

There is simply nothing one can say when confronted with ignorance, unthinking allegiance and willful blindness on this overwhelming, mind-numbing level. I assume that this person gets all of his/her "news" from the lies of Limbaugh and Fox Noise.

Thank God it's only 30% that are still this far detached from reality. Will they ever wake up?

He/she expresses amazement that "so many people (70% of the public) do not support President Bush," asking "How can you not?"

Meanwhile, the rest of us are amazed that so many people (30% of the public) do support the Twerp, asking "How can you?"

Interesting times.