Bush's patronage appointments to ambassador exceed father's, Clinton's

Scholars & Rogues by Denny Wilkens | Jun. 25, 2007 (News Analysis)

During the presidency of George W. Bush, nearly four out of every 10 of his nominees for ambassador have been "non-career appointees" -- or what many would consider "political" appointees. Neither his father nor President Clinton had such a high percentage... Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Bush Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Mike Sheehan - Jun 25, 2007 - 2:39 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Mike Sheehan (review), Kaizar Campwala (review), Terry Hinshaw (review)
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Jun 28, 2007 - 3:31 PM PDT

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Kaizar Campwala
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008

This is a well-researched, informative look into one particular area (ambassadorships) where Bush has been particularly inclined to prioritizing "loyal Bushies" (a phrase that comes from the Justice department regarding the Attorney firing). What the piece fails to do is show why this is important. Have Bush Ambassadors performed more poorly than those of his predecessors?

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Mike Sheehan
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 by Mike Sheehan - Oct. 1, 2008
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