Attorney General Gonzales resigns

[Rudey]

Originally Posted by DeltAlum

Actually, it's appeared to me often in the past that the political parties have acted as huge headhunters. They have vetted candidates and come up with people they felt (hoped?) were the very best for the country and who could pass scrutiny in the Senate from both parties.

Again, it's an opinion, but it seems to me that our current President is more interested in rewarding people who were in his administration or his cronies when he was Governor of Texas.

I'd love to see how many candidates are offered positions in a cabinet based on party nominations as opposed to nominations by the President. Everything I've seen has been otherwise. The Pres picks who he likes best that won't get rejected. My favorite reward is the "Ambassador to France".

-Rudey

[DeltAlum]

Originally Posted by Rudey

I'd love to see how many candidates are offered positions in a cabinet based on party nominations as opposed to nominations by the President. Everything I've seen has been otherwise. The Pres picks who he likes best that won't get rejected. My favorite reward is the "Ambassador to France".

You misunderstand (don't you?)

I'm talking about the President and his party advisors checking on a number of top candidates through outsources with some expertise in a given field. For instance the AMA for Surgeon General or the ABA for Attorney General. Obviously, it isn't the place the party to nominate, but rather to advise. My feeling is that President Bush either isn't soliciting that kind of advice, or isn't listening.

He just apparantely has a lot of friends.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by DeltAlum

You misunderstand (don't you?)

I'm talking about the President and his party advisors checking on a number of top candidates through outsources with some expertise in a given field. For instance the AMA for Surgeon General or the ABA for Attorney General. Obviously, it isn't the place the party to nominate, but rather to advise. My feeling is that President Bush either isn't soliciting that kind of advice, or isn't listening.

He just apparantely has a lot of friends.

With notable exception of FEMA/Brown, I would say that most of Bush's nominations are wholly defensible on the grounds of "some expertise in a given field" - honestly I think all of you are railing against a political institution, and not anything that is related to Bush.