Bush repaying political debts
Re “With Senate on break, Bush appoints officials,” April 5
George W. Bush must be feeling pretty smug about his recess appointment of Sam Fox as U.S. ambassador to Belgium, but, as usual, this president hasn’t thought things through.
The appointment of Fox amounts to an admission by Bush that he owes a political debt to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and the gutter tactics that group used to besmirch the war record of Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.). Finally, how must our allies the Belgians feel to be drawn into this tawdry affair? Bush and company have earned another “A” in cronyism and yet another “F” in statesmanship.
DAVID SHEFFIELD
Los Angeles
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