As Reg Watch blogged earlier today, the White House is considering naming anti-regulatory zealot Susan Dudley an OIRA senior advisor, once again prioritizing big business above public welfare. However, there is something else to note. With the new Congress less than a week old, President Bush is already rejecting his bipartisan commitments and showing his contempt for the Democratic Party and the entire legislative branch. Instead of pressing on with the nomination process, or offering a new nominee, President Bush is considering circumventing the new Democratic controlled Congress and installing an extremist without the advice or consent of the people's branch of government. It is a shame the President is already following his old pattern: thumbing his nose at the democratic process any time he doesn't get his way.