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bomelia 02-09-2010 09:55 AM

Richard Shelby is a XXXXX
 
I hate to do a crawdaddy on you all, but after I saw it was for politcal reasons and PORK, I did not want to be seen as saying anything positive about him. I will be writing his office about this.

Sorry...

Mike

Tommy 02-09-2010 10:40 AM

This quote from a Fox News story puts a different slant on Shelby's motives.

WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama has released most of the "holds" he had placed on President Obama's nominees, his office said Monday.

"The purpose of placing numerous holds was to get the White House's attention on two issues that are critical to our national security -- the Air Force's aerial refueling tanker acquisition and the FBI's Terrorist Device Analytical Center," Shelby spokesman Jonathan Graffeo said in a statement released to news organizations Monday night.

Shelby wants the tanker and the new FBI explosives center to be built in Alabama. Senators frequently block individual appointments, but Shelby's blanket hold was unusual.

Now that he has gotten Obama's attention, Graffeo said, "Sen. Shelby has decided to release his holds on all but a few nominees directly related to the Air Force tanker acquisition."

Link to the story

Jamo 02-09-2010 12:00 PM

Asses from both parties have engaged in that assinine tactic for decades, and all it does it jam up the courts and frustrate everyone who deals with the courts...most certainly litigants, jury pools, court employees, and yes...lawyers. Unless there is a specific reason for a specific appointee to be further investigated before it goes to the floor, the tactic should be abolished by both parties. Shelby's admitted tactical use of holds simply confirms how phuking stupid that POS is.

Rather than applaud him, I sincerely hope he goes straight to hell for playing with our system...and the same to any other POS from either party who does the same.

Just plain stupid.


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