Word: baird
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Unfortunately, Wood will not be rewarded for her efforts, and the Justice Department will be denied the benefit of her legal precision. Her nomination died before it was born because President Bill Clinton is hovering under the political cloud of the "Zoe Baird phenomenon...
...When Baird's problems became public, Washington was deluged by phone calls in democracy's latest undemocratic innovation, whereby senators count the lights on the Capitol switchboard to take the nation's pulse (no one has yet though to calculate the margin of error of this sophisticated new opinion polling technique...
Calls ran overwhelmingly against Baird's confirmation and a new ethical standard was born. Though Wood had carefully followed the law, even the appearance of impropriety kept her from...
...standard will also affect nominees for 1,100 positions in the Clinton Administration. That this decision was based on political expediency is clear from two facts. First, the standard applies only to appointees requiring Senate approval. Anyone Clinton can hire without oversight will not be asked about a "Zoe Baird problem...
...decision to reject anyone who is guilty (or appears guilty) or improper employment practices is more than political expediency. It is also a ridiculously unrealistic overreaction to Baird's failure...