King George
Posted by Greg on January 4, 2006
Last September I wrote about Julie Myers, another abominably bad crony appointment from the Bush administrationto head the US Immigration and Customs Agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security.
Well, today Bush issued a whole slew of recess appointments, and among them is Ms. Myers. The complete list is here.
You’ll recall of Myers, noted liberal moonbat Michelle Malkin said:
Oh, give me a ^*&%$# break and a half! This nomination is a monumental political and policy blunder in the wake of the Michael Brown/FEMA fiasco. And I can tell you that contrary to the Miss Mary Sunshine White House spokeswoman’s comments, rank-and-file DHS employees and immigration enforcement officials are absolutely livid about Myers’ nomination.
Similarly, streiff at Red State:
This is difficult story for me to write because I emphatically support the right of the president, any president, to appoint just about anyone he wants to any appointive office. It is his administration. He deserves to have his team. Equally, I am an implacable opponent of the idea that direct experience in a field is a prerequisite for most jobs, political or otherwise. While I might have reason to prefer that a doctor perform my heart surgery or an engineer design the aircraft I’m flying in, I see no good reason to require either the head of the hospital to be a doctor or the head of the Boeing to be an engineer.
There comes a time, however, when the ability and the right to appoint persons to an office trends perilously close to abuse of that ability and right.
Julie Myers is a case in point.
Other voices:
NRO’s The Corner
Very Bad Julie L. Myers, of Kansas, to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement).
So not only do we have a President who cowardly breaks the law, but also (yet again – see Bolton, John) abuses the Recess Appointment.
2008 can’t come soon enough.
Not only can you decide which laws to follow and which laws to overturn, you can appoint anyone you want to any position you want without that pesky “advise and content” business.
