You're doing a heck of a job, Stickler!
Aug. 21st, 2007 03:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gizaFederal mine safety official's credentials questioned
Richard Sticker, the Mine and Health Safety Administrator is under fire. It seems that prior to getting that job, he was a mining executive who oversaw mines which had on-the-job fatalities and an incident rate which was "twice the national average".
Even more astounding, his nomination to the position was rejected twice by Congress. President Bush's response, rather than to find someone a little more qualified, was to go around Congress by making a "recess appointment" when Congress was not in session.
It's almost like history is repeating itself.
I get the distinct impression that Bush's appointees are less qualified professionals, and more likely self-involved bullshit artists who are looking for a cushy job.
Richard Sticker, the Mine and Health Safety Administrator is under fire. It seems that prior to getting that job, he was a mining executive who oversaw mines which had on-the-job fatalities and an incident rate which was "twice the national average".
Even more astounding, his nomination to the position was rejected twice by Congress. President Bush's response, rather than to find someone a little more qualified, was to go around Congress by making a "recess appointment" when Congress was not in session.
It's almost like history is repeating itself.
I get the distinct impression that Bush's appointees are less qualified professionals, and more likely self-involved bullshit artists who are looking for a cushy job.