Comments (54)

bobh wrote on March 28, 2007 11:38 AM:

C'mon the Dems were just politely saying: come in here for that post and i'll grill your balls. And he took the hint.

codeword 'stiff'

Waiting in Texas wrote on March 28, 2007 11:43 AM:

I just love this! All these people that thought they were so important, really aren't, esp. since the Bush Adm is so toxic. Mwahhaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!! Oh, how the mighty have fallen.............

codeword boat

Waiting in Texas wrote on March 28, 2007 11:50 AM:

This story is an excellent case in point: Most of the Bush nominees for ANY POST ARE NOT QUALIFIED, period.

code word: butter

elrapierwit wrote on March 28, 2007 11:54 AM:

Looks like any GOPloyalBushie, who did not reap the rewards of their conniving, decietful, backstabbing financial contributions before the 2006 mid terms. Can NOT collect, if what they wanted to grasp in their greedy little palms has to go through CONGRESS.

They best look to the private sector.
Cause Congress ain't havin it...the majority has shifted.

Like Boxer said 'you no longer make the rules...there was an election!'

code word: this
as in, this is how it is NOW.

dasher wrote on March 28, 2007 11:55 AM:

I must admit, I find this withdrawal to be very gratifying. Fox is such scum.

Dan D wrote on March 28, 2007 11:56 AM:

The sheer temerity of this appointment just shows the lunacy of this administration.

Kerry is on the fricken committee which has to approve his nomination, and you don't think the fact he funded the group that destroyed Kerry will affect anyone's view of him?

The sycophancy of the Bush advisors to tell him this was a good idea must be sickening.

Good riddance.

TCinLA wrote on March 28, 2007 11:58 AM:

How nice it would have been to see the Democrats vote his nomination into the toilet. "I didn't know what they were going to spend it on!" What a maroon.

tockeyhockey wrote on March 28, 2007 11:59 AM:

this is a tremendous opportunity for the democrats.

as the bush administration's power wanes, more and more disgruntled bushies will be popping up. they will be saying, "i was promised X for doing Y".

if they are slimy enough to be swiftboater types in the first place, they are slimy enough to expose some of the underpinnings and backdoor dealings that they had with the bush administration.

the dems should "turn" these guys to their advantage.

Bearpaw wrote on March 28, 2007 11:59 AM:

Cue "Democrats are so mean and petty" comments from the echo chamber.

jahyarain wrote on March 28, 2007 12:00 PM:

aw, the cronies don't just walk through the Senate anymore. poor things.

slb wrote on March 28, 2007 12:01 PM:

Chickens coming home to roost -- it's about damned time.

Hah! Security code: judge. Yep, Judgement Day has arrived for these guys.

JEP wrote on March 28, 2007 12:01 PM:

Is the tip of another pay-for-play iceberg?

Just how many of our sitting ambassadors got thier plum appointments because they were Rangers or Pioneers in Rove's political ally cabal?

I would wager there's more than one Texas accent plaguing our ability to communicate fruitfully with our world neighbors, now that Bush has intsalled all his cronies in our diplomatic corps.

Time for some time with the googles...?

All this is public information, and while each one of these "Bushbubba" appointments is not an evident issue in itself, much like the local aspect of the US Attorney matter, in looking at the whole picture, a more pernicious and insidious influence is clearly evident.

Richard L. Adlof wrote on March 28, 2007 12:01 PM:

When "What goes around meets . . ." meets " . . . fish in a barrel."

KY3 Democrat wrote on March 28, 2007 12:03 PM:

No, you guys, the deal all along was "You trash my reputation as a veteran, and I'll vote for your ambassadorship in committee..." Sounds like a fair trade.

KY3 Democrat: "Bzzt! Gotcha!"

Ian wrote on March 28, 2007 12:05 PM:

OT but is anyone checking out Waxman's hearing? Mica is losing it, screaming at Waxman about time. Doan comes off badly in this. Political operatives sent to all departments. Its a doozy!

Michael wrote on March 28, 2007 12:10 PM:

Josh,

I am glad to see your site and readership scaling so quickly.

Your connections are slow. I'm hoping that you are upgrading your servers and bandwidth. There is an ad.yieldmanager.com that that seems to intercept and slow things down. I hope that's one of your ad servers. I hope I don't have spyware.

Sienna wrote on March 28, 2007 12:10 PM:

We need a good crony-tracker program with a wiki website, no? It will be so helpful on 1-20-09.

Michael wrote on March 28, 2007 12:11 PM:

Josh,

I am glad to see your site and readership scaling so quickly.

Your connections are slow. I'm hoping that you are upgrading your servers and bandwidth. There is an ad.yieldmanager.com that that seems to intercept and slow things down. I hope that's one of your ad servers. I hope I don't have spyware.

Michael wrote on March 28, 2007 12:12 PM:

Josh,

I am glad to see your site and readership scaling so quickly.

Your connections are slow. I'm hoping that you are upgrading your servers and bandwidth. There is an ad.yieldmanager.com that that seems to intercept and slow things down. I hope that's one of your ad servers. I hope I don't have spyware.

Legalize wrote on March 28, 2007 12:13 PM:

Sam_Fox2007: OMG!!1 You mean Ima have to go up to teh Hillz and justifyy my skillz and qualific8tionz for teh appointment?!!!11one? WTF???1!!!1one?

Security code: "canvas"

Azdak wrote on March 28, 2007 12:13 PM:

2004:
Those were the days, my friend,

We thought they'd never end...

We'd smear and lie

Forever and a day.

We'd play the games we choose

We'd fight and never lose...

Those were the days, oh yes

Those were the days....

Sounds like a dirge now, don't ya think?
Karma: the gift that keeps on giving.

Michael wrote on March 28, 2007 12:14 PM:

Sorry,

It timed out three times. Now that I know it caught it every time, I won't repeat.

horatuis wrote on March 28, 2007 12:14 PM:

Thank God. Kerry doesn't have beltway consultants who would have tried to convince him how to show his nobility of spirit by approving the nomination of that f@#$ing a@#hole Sam Fox. I was so pissed off that Kerry did not respond to the swiftie scum in a decisive manner.

Arliss wrote on March 28, 2007 12:20 PM:

He didn't know he would have to actually live in Belgium.
When he found this out he withdrew his name.

;)

Georgette Orwell wrote on March 28, 2007 12:21 PM:

I'm surprised--and pleased--that this was one smalll indignity Americans didn't get shoved down their throats. However, now let's see who gets the next nomination for the post.

rb wrote on March 28, 2007 12:33 PM:

Yet another unforseen benefit of George Allen's macaca moment. Thanks, Senator!

jeffgee wrote on March 28, 2007 12:46 PM:

This is the way it should be for every Bush crony nominated for any post. That would mean every nomination, since Bush only surrounds himself with cronies and sycophants.

FPN wrote on March 28, 2007 12:50 PM:

Good riddance Fox!

We still doing codewords?

Rebel wrote on March 28, 2007 12:54 PM:

The Fox found out that he was not inside a Republican controled chicken coop anymore. Instead of feasting on these Republican chickens, he was facing tar and feathers.

Payback is a bitch and it only is going to get worse from here for Bush backers.

JC wrote on March 28, 2007 1:00 PM:

The last straw for me was when he praised Kerry's service during the hearing and then said he was not aware what his donation would be used for. That may have been true, but it hardly qualifies him to be an Ambassador. I wrote Cardin, my Senator, and encouraged others to do likewise. This need not be a partisan issue--it has more to do with basic decency which should be the sine qua non of politics. Thanks to those who brought this to light.

Nan wrote on March 28, 2007 1:02 PM:

Dems finally growing a spine. This is how you fight back. You extract a price for dirty tricks. I can't believe Dems were even considering this nomination. What is there to decide? The guy was a GOP dirty tricks operator. You don't reward him with a plum job. You make him pay.

Cooster wrote on March 28, 2007 1:05 PM:

How does the saying go? "Revenge is a dish best eaten cold".

Eat this, Sam.

Pete wrote on March 28, 2007 1:18 PM:

Ha, ha!

bartcopfan wrote on March 28, 2007 1:19 PM:

Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., said Tuesday he opposes the nomination because Fox “refused to apologize for his behavior” during his confirmation hearing last month.

Yet another reason I won't be supporting Sen. Dodd for President. This sure sounds to me like Dodd would have given the a$$hole a pass if he had only said he was "sorry".

r€nato wrote on March 28, 2007 1:21 PM:

Elections have consequences, bitches!

PS Cooster, it's "revenge is a dish best served cold." But we get what you mean ;-)

freepatriot wrote on March 28, 2007 1:23 PM:

as yea sow, shall yea reap

kinda funny that the repuglicans don't know that one

security code word "face"

cuz I'm more than just another pretty face, I guess

Robert wrote on March 28, 2007 1:33 PM:

Karma.

PBen wrote on March 28, 2007 1:42 PM:

I'd rather see these guys come up for a vote by the full senate, *THEN* get knocked on their arses.... to me, it would send a much better message: "And don't you DARE try pushing this bum through on a recess appointment!"

code word: degree
(gonna be a cold day in hell....)

Mark F. wrote on March 28, 2007 1:43 PM:

I certainly hope Senator Kerry doesn't plan to spend the rest of his years in office getting revenge on those who smeared him. While revenge can be sweet, it can also appear incredibly petty if it's repeated at every opportunity. I'm sure Kerry's pissed off at these people. But at least some of the blame for his defeat is his and I, for one, would like to see him aim his guns a little higher. We all know who was behind the Swiftboating. It's the guy behind the Swiftboaters that I'd like to see in the hot seat. And that's ultimately the president via Karl Rove.

jeff b wrote on March 28, 2007 2:10 PM:

What's even more incredible is that Claire McCaskill, the Democratic Senator from Missouri actually SUPPORTED the nomination of Sam Fox. What kind of an asshole/traitor is she?

RickinSF wrote on March 28, 2007 2:20 PM:

Watching Kerry questioning Fox was a rare treat.
Especially when Kerry, asked how it could be that Fox, a "businessman," would spring for 50K and have no idea where it was going or what it would be used for.

cal1942 wrote on March 28, 2007 2:22 PM:

Excuse me Mark F., this isn't about revenge from or for John Kerry.

Sam Fox is, in this case, the poster boy for the moral rot of the Republican party. The problem presented by the Republican party is not Bush, it's the whole disgusting gang.

Inasmuch as Rove is concerned, he gets nowhere without the support of people like Sam Fox. Well heeled contributors like Fox should not be rewarded for financing the ongoing perfidy of Republican campaign tactics.

A blow should be struck at every available opportunity.

Mark F. wrote on March 28, 2007 3:39 PM:

"Excuse me Mark F., this isn't about revenge from or for John Kerry."

I know. I just wonder if Senator Kerry does...

"A blow should be struck at every available opportunity."

I agree 100%. Republicans are like Orcs--if you don't beat the pulp out of them, they will beat the pulp out of you.

"Show them no mercy, for you shall receive none."

-- Aragorn, Lord of the Rings

vbdietz wrote on March 28, 2007 4:17 PM:

Mark F. -- did you even watch the hearing, or at least the portion where Sen. Kerry questioned Sam Fox? Here's the Crooks'N'Liars edition.

Sen. Kerry gave the man every opportunity to disavow his connection with SBVT and Fox chose not to take it. Sen. Kerry was even gracious... certainly more so than I would have been in his situation. We also saw his cool, calm, quiet, prosecutorial skills at work.

I don't think you need to worry about Kerry's judgment. It worked just fine.

vbdietz wrote on March 28, 2007 4:25 PM:

well let's try again on the Crooks'n'Liars link

it's here:

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/02/28/senator-kerry-confronts-swift-boat-funder

barrelhse wrote on March 28, 2007 4:30 PM:

Why Sam Fox bowed out: He found out the people are Phlegmish, which grossed-out his boyfriend.

ChrisO wrote on March 28, 2007 4:55 PM:

I suspect the White House had a pretty good idea he wouldn't be confirmed. They take the temperature on this stuff before they actually submit a name.

The WH was likely thinking that they've rewarded Fox with a nomination, and from then on it's between him and Kerry. This is definitely about revenge for Kerry, and good for him. He does have to be careful about seeming petty, and it appears he did a pretty good job of that.

As for the criticism of Dodd, I'm not a big supporter of his presidential candidacy, but I suspect he was just being the good soldier. You've got to give some politically reasonable explanation for rejecting a nominee. You can't just say "I voted against him for revenge," as satisfying as it would be to most of us. You've got to appear willing to meet him half way by allowing him to apologize. It doesn't mean Dodd would ever vote to confirm him.

Mark F. wrote on March 28, 2007 5:03 PM:

"Mark F. -- did you even watch the hearing, or at least the portion where Sen. Kerry questioned Sam Fox?"

Yup, I did.

Matthew wrote on March 28, 2007 7:20 PM:

Now wait for Time Magazine to advise Democrats not to oppose people who run these ads because it might be divisive. When you've sucked up to Bush Administration for as long as MSM has, it's pretty hard for the Convention Wisdom Crowd to turn off the suction.

psyopswatcher wrote on March 28, 2007 11:04 PM:

Would have been nice for war criminals to have a rich crony that close to the war tribunal sites, so I commend the committee for shooting him down.

But Fox could have been a shill like Harriet Meirs was for the SCOTUS. Do they next nominate the real operator who can carry off wining and dining the international diplomats, maybe greasing more palms along the way.

Brussels is an important diplomatic posting, especially in times of war. Especially too in times of war tribunals. Yes, be nice to have a rich crony in town.

code word: small >>try to think how small minds operate.

daisy wrote on March 29, 2007 10:41 AM:

It's all Clinton's fault!

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