This is probably just more of the same Political postering but I find it a little odd to see a major Republican player going up against Bush.
Will this tactic prevent any bases in his home State from getting the Ax???
We shall see.
4-2-2005 Bush Appoints Commission on Base Closings
President Bush, brushing aside a stall tactic by Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., appointed the nine-member commission that will determine military bases closings without waiting for Senate confirmation.
Bush made the appointments while the Senate was in recess, the White House announced Friday night. The recess appointments prevent delays as the commission prepares to make the first round of base closings in a decade.
Lott ? who opposes base closures and has pledged to protect military facilities in his home state ? placed a "hold" on Principi's nomination, according to aides and lobbyists speaking on condition of anonymity
Lott has said the United States should not be closing bases while troops are at war. "I will try to stop it at any point and in any way I possibly can," he said in February.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld must recommend bases for closure or consolidation by May 16.
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Who sets these deadlines and who enforces them???
Will this tactic prevent any bases in his home State from getting the Ax???
We shall see.
4-2-2005 Bush Appoints Commission on Base Closings
President Bush, brushing aside a stall tactic by Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., appointed the nine-member commission that will determine military bases closings without waiting for Senate confirmation.
Bush made the appointments while the Senate was in recess, the White House announced Friday night. The recess appointments prevent delays as the commission prepares to make the first round of base closings in a decade.
Lott ? who opposes base closures and has pledged to protect military facilities in his home state ? placed a "hold" on Principi's nomination, according to aides and lobbyists speaking on condition of anonymity
Lott has said the United States should not be closing bases while troops are at war. "I will try to stop it at any point and in any way I possibly can," he said in February.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld must recommend bases for closure or consolidation by May 16.
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Who sets these deadlines and who enforces them???