This nomination once again displayed Bush's hypocrisy who just days before called for bi-partisanship. How can you claim to be bi-partisan but then nominate such a divisive man as Faux? And Faux would have to be approved by a committe the man he slandered, Senator John Kerry, was a member of. Have these people no shame? The nomination proved that Bush's "ic" slip during in the State of the Union address wasn't a slip at all.
Faux's nomination also demonstrated that this administration doesn't care if a person is qualified to do the job. It just cares that they are blindly obedient, give them lots of money, and a loyal "Bushie". Like Michael "Heckuvajob" Brown, Faux displayed amazing ignorance for the country he would serve as ambassador to during an exchange with John Kerry.
Ignorance was by the way Faux's defense for his financial support of the Swiftboaters. He donated $50,000 to a group and claimed to not know where it was going. Even if that was true, that amazingly irresponsible behavior showed just how unqualified he was to be a representative of the United States. He could've funded a terrorist organization for all he knew. But I suspect he did know.
But more than anything else, I think it should just how morally bankrupt this "family values" administration really is. How can George Bush claim the moral highground when he surrounds himself and has shown in himself such morally bankrupt people? How can you say "bi-partisanship" and use the "ic" insult in the same sentence?
And what kind of message do you send to American children who would see this unqualified but rich man who helped an equally unqualified man become President by spreading lies about his opponent, a military veteran? How can you tell kids to work hard and tell the truth when your role models are men whose only qualifications to their job was their money and the lies they spread? And this man would become a representative for our nation? It was a case of "Do as I say not as I do".
Sam Fox's nomination was about more than John Kerry and one election. It was an insult to the American character and ethics, and all I can say is that I'm glad he isn't going to represent my country to the world.
