Reply #31: Bush is to blame - Brown was his appointee [View All]

[karynnj]

At most the Democrats didn't block him - there are many Senators on both sides who believe the President is entitled to have the cabinet (and below) apointments that he requests. Brown pretty much fabricated his resumee - for this level position no one independently verified it. In all previous administrations, it would be reasonable to assume that the resume is at least accurate (even if incomplete. Bush's lack of anger at the obvious lying may mean that he was not lied to, congress was.