When he appoints people like Ms Miers or Michael Brown, the erstwhile horse-expert whom he put in charge of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, it returns to haunt him.
When a disabled veteran is receiving benefits and is unable to manage his or her own affairs, the VA appoints a fiduciary, who then becomes responsible for administering financial matters on behalf of the person with the disability.
If Bush appoints a Presidential Emergency Board, the December 21 deadline for strike or settlement would be extended an additional 60 days -- until mid-February.
They would prefer either a parliamentary system or a mixed system like that in France, where the legislative majority, not the president, appoints the government.