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Originally posted by jyl
Is it worth risking that legislation, just to install someone as ambassador to Belgium, one of the least significant diplomatic posts, for just the next 1 and 1/2 years?
It is plain stupid.
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Was just about to make that point. Is posting an inconsequential St Louis businessman in an inconsequential diplomatic post for less than 2 years really going to do anything for Dubya's legacy? I doubt it. In the end, he's paying off a loyalist and thumbing his nose at those who rightfully have the power to confirm diplomatic postings.
Sure, it's legal. IMO, it's unethical. No surprises there. Someone wiser than I once said that the most unethical things that go in Washington are legal.