Today's head-banger

Apparently the Bush administration now has a policy of filling all appointed offices between congressional sessions, so as to avoid the need for even a rubber-stamp approval process. A couple craven cronies in there, but a lot of ordinary jobs and nominees as well... The degree to which these guys scorn the Constitution and the operations of law is truly jaw-dropping.

(via Medley)

Update: as a local editorial points out, some of these folks are so grossly unqualified that one can only wonder whether Michael Brown's success at FEMA is being held up as an example for future hires...