[richlevy]

Originally posted by MaggieL

Dubya, on what he think's Ashcroft's job will be:

"The legislature's job is to write law. It's the executive branch's job to interpret law."

On how he checks out Cabinet appointees:

"I do remain confident in Linda. She'll make a fine labor secretary. From what I've read in the press accounts, she's perfectly qualified."

I think the idea of "Bush on his own" is something that keeps his handlers awake at night...

Well, to be fair to GWB, and this is on the order of saying "if you squint just right and look at it in this light...", he might have meant that it is the job of the executive branch to administer the laws by interpreting them, since no law can be written to cover every situation.

With the comments on Chavez, what he might mean is that even with the information available to the public, she still appears qualified.

Of course, this does not bode well for his press secretary. The poor guy had better hire a special "interpreter" to explain to the press "What the President really meant by that is...."