To listen to the press tell the story, Senator Shelby put a hold on 70 perfectly-fine candidates for various public offices because the White House didn't deliver on the pork projects.
To read the quote from his spokesman, Shelby is so concerned with national security he has to take drastic measures to draw attention to a decade-old need that is still unfulfilled.
The truth lies somewhere in the middle, I'm pretty sure. I'm also pretty sure that, if Obama picked them, we're going to be better off, the longer these nominees remain unconfirmed.
The fun part about being the President is that you get to have your spokesman dance around the whole story, by saying “The president will look at all his options.” when asked if you are going to make recess appointments to fill those positions. Remember recess appointments, how they were the worst idea EVAR back when BUSH was making them? Well, meet the new boss. . . .
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