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Koh Held By DeMint
Just a quick update on the nomination of Harold Koh to be the State Department's legal adviser. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee was supposed to hold a vote today on whether to favorably report him to the full Senate, but was prevented from doing so by Sen. Jim DeMint (D-SC) who's placed a hold both on his nomination and on the nomination of Susan Burk to be the President's Special Representative for Non-Proliferation.
The holds will last until at least the committee's business meeting next week. DeMint didn't cite any particular reason for placing them, but I've placed a call to his office asking for an explanation.
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It's hard to keep track of who's a Republican and who's a Democrat in these crazy times--but I'm pretty sure DeMint is still on the conservative team.
May 5, 2009 5:19 PM | Reply | Permalink
Damn that traitorous turncoat bastard!
May 5, 2009 5:52 PM | Reply | Permalink
...as opposed to (D-SC), I probably should have added.
May 5, 2009 5:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
Even money that DiMwit answers, the answer will have something to do how he is very troubled about their radical agenda to undermine our freedoms, which they hate.
May 5, 2009 5:57 PM | Reply | Permalink
When is the next recess? Obama needs to recess appoint his people and tell the Repugs they can hold and talk all they want.
May 5, 2009 6:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
i agree with fedup.
when is obama going to grow a set????????
republicans have NOTHING going for them.
no one is listening to them and obama doesnt roll over them like he should.
what exactley does the country lose by playing hardball with the party of no?????????????????
May 5, 2009 7:16 PM | Reply | Permalink
JUST FOR THE RECORD, DEMINT IS A FAR-RIGHT-WING REPUBLICAN.
May 6, 2009 12:21 AM | Reply | Permalink
It is obvious that Republicans are now the party of "NO" and we will have to knock down their numbers again in the next election to see if they get it. I am a 'has been' Republican who left the party because of their stupidity and hate filled rhetoric and because they refused to stand up to G. W. during his reckless, illegal behavior. The Republicans deserve to be out out of control of anything for years and years to come. Ignore them, President Obama and that will be the best for our country too.
May 6, 2009 2:58 AM | Reply | Permalink
He won't be satisfied until President Obama nominates the crazy preacher Phelps. Or someone like him. He will have to be a white male, from the south, an evangelical proselytizer, oppose the Voting Rights Act, oppose gay marriage, oppose Roe v. Wade, hunt with an AK-47, fish with hand grenades and have Rush limbaugh's approval.
May 6, 2009 9:04 AM | Reply | Permalink