President George Bush today announced he has nominated professional gardener Jesus Ramirez as the new secretary of agriculture.
This announcement came as a great surprise to the media, as Mr. Ramirez sole qualification for the office seems to be his long relationship as the presidents personal gardener. Mr. Ramirez in fact has been President Bushes personal gardener for more than 10 years.
Heh.
Via The AnarchAngel
And then, on a more serious note, there’s this.
Since President Bush is the genius that chose a poorly credentialed crony to sit on the Supreme Court, how can we trust him to choose an adequate replacement for Alan Greenspan? Chairman of the Fed has an even larger day-to-day impact on our lives. I?m getting nervous now. He needs the economics equivalent of a John Roberts, someone who inspires trust. The more I think about it the more nervous I get. We could end up with Donald Duck chairing the Fed.
Outside of Condi Rice for Secretary of State, Bush’s record on appointments leaves alot to be desired, so the idea of the web-footed one at the Federal Reserve is only slightly ridiculous compared to what we could potentially end up with.
H/T’s to: Insults Unpunished and Outside The Beltway
