With all of the talk about Sam Fox as U.S. ambassador to Belgium, *I* sort of missed the importance of the other recess-appointments. Now that I see who they are, Andrew Biggs and Susan Dudley, let me say that I am shocked and appalled, but NEVER surprised by *co's choices.
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The president appointed Andrew Biggs to serve as the next deputy commissioner of Social Security, despite the fact that
Biggs is an aggressive advocate of privatizing the Social Security system. His nomination in November was considered ridiculous by Senate Democrats, and with this recess appointment yesterday, Bush effectively announced that he no longer wants to even consider negotiations over reforming the system.
And then there’s
Susan Dudley, who Bush appointed to oversee federal regulatory policy at the Office of Management and Budget, despite her anti-regulatory career at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs holds sway over federal regulatory agencies like the EPA and helps set regulatory policy for a wide range of issues, from workplace safety to water quality….
As the director of regulatory studies at the industry-backed Mercatus Center
she has worked to oppose vital public health regulation as a “hidden tax” that hinders profits.Some of her targets have included EPA health standards for smog, opposition to lower-polluting cars, opposition to air bags, and opposition to stronger regulations for arsenic in drinking water. For some reason, the Senate had some concerns about her nomination. The White House not only doesn’t care about the concerns, it also decided it doesn’t care about the constitutional nomination process.
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(bolding is mine)
on edit: Hey, where'd my bolding go??? Fixed now.
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