HOW DO YOU GET TO BE NOT BE AN AMBASSADOR?

It has nothing to do with your knowledge of the country you're being assigned to and more often than not-- especially with the 85% of small countries"-- nothing to do with any kind of objective qualifications. Instead it has to do with the political contributions you've made to the political party of the president doing the nominating. It's just the way it is and both parties play the game and routinely confirm each other's nominees. But hold the presses.

A few weeks ago we brought up the case of Swift Boat financier Sam Fox, beloved of Rove, Bush, Cheney and Lieberman. Lieberman took him under his wing and strutted into the Senate Judiciary Committee for Bush and pretty much said, "If you like me, you'll love my boy Sam." Today the Bush Regime, under mounting criticism for such an egregiously partisan nomination-- of someone who is known for one thing and one thing only: being a smear merchant-- withdrew the nomination. Chris Dodd led the way on the battle although, no doubt, the senators who talked Bush into withdrawing the nomination had John Kerry, the victim of the vicious and deceitful Fox-financed attacks, in mind. I'm sure the Belgians are mighty relieved that their country isn't being used as a dumping group for Neocon garbage.

Fox, no doubt, is confused and probably having trouble comprehending the difference between making a legitimate campaign contribution to a political candidate and financing a political smear machine. At least he'll have something to think about-- back in Missouri. Isn't this clown also financing the Irving Libby (AKA- "Scooter") Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free campaign-- along with Republicrooks Ed Meese, Marty Peretz, Fred Malek, and Bill Bennett?


UPDATE: BUSH IS PISSED OFF THAT HE COULDN'T ROUND UP THE VOTES TO SHOVE FOX DOWN THE SENATE'S THROAT

Think Progress has the C-Span video that shows, again, how pathetic the whole Bush operation is these days.