Kakki,
I think that you're sarcastically saying that there's no honeymoon for Dubya
and the Democrats are being predatory even before the swearing in ceremony.
(Right? I don't see sarcasm from you very often so I may be mis-judging.)
Don't know much about politics so I'm going to sound like naive. Why would
the Democrats savage Chavez because she helped an illegal immigrant? Surely
the Democrats have a soft spot for people of color newly arriving in
America? Or is this just partisan politics? "We don't like Chavez, so
we'll get her if we can?" Or is it simply, "We are sore cause we lost the
White House so we are going to ream Dubya every chance we get."
The CNN page has Chavez quoted saying,
"I'm only the first person," Chavez said. "I can tell you (attorney general
nominee) John Ashcroft is going to face much worse than I have. Gale Norton
(the interior secretary nominee) may face worse than I have. Even Christine
Todd Whitman (nominated to head the Environmental Protection Agency), who is
considered a moderate, may face worse than I have."
Is she saying that they also have skeletons in their closets or that the
Democrats are out to savage as many of Bush'es nominees as possible? Or
both? If everyone on Bush'es team gives up as easily as Chavez did, he
won't have a cabinet. Where is the wisdom in giving up?
Chavez also said that the Bush transition team continually told her to stay
away from the press- i.e.. Don't defend yourself. I don't get it. We have
Dubya saying yesterday that he expected some "withering questions" in the
confirmation process and that he's confident that all of his folks will get
through the withering questions. Today, he accepts her resignation?? Why
accept her resignation when you could say, "Hang in there. We believe in
you. Now's not the time to quit." ??
>From the CNN page, Ms. Chavez also said no one from the Bush team asked her
to leave, "But I've also been around this town long enough to know that when
nobody is calling you and saying, 'Hang in there,' that isn't a great signal
either," Chavez said.
Is it typical for a new president to abandon his people so early in the
process? I remember we heard about Bork for weeks.
Thanks,
Jim
