Jeremy Scahill reads “government contractors” into Karl Rove’s recent Wall Street Journal article.
Mr. Obama’s hands-off approach to the war seems to fit his governing style. Over the past year, he outsourced writing the stimulus package to House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey, washed his hands of Attorney General Eric Holder’s decision to reinvestigate CIA interrogators, and hasn’t offered a detailed health-care plan.
I’d say that the second sentence demonstrates a skewed view of the separation of powers. While it is true that the administration has handed Congress bills to pass in the past, it is not a requirement. Did Mr. Rove forget that the president is not a dictator? Also, is it still outsourcing when they’re all federal employees?
Nice thoughtful comment.