As some of you may know the Republicans have have been acting like petulant children who did not get invited to Obama's birthday party and have been refusing to cooperate at just about every level.
So Obama decided to take his case to the American people and let them see just how hard the GOP was working to keep the country from making any progress.
Uh oh!
This seems to have sufficiently embarrassed the Republicans, and yesterday SIXTY FIVE Obama nominees have been confirmed.
Brian Hayes, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring December 16, 2012
Mark Gaston Pearce, of New York, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of five years expiring August 27, 2013
Benjamin B. Tucker, of New York, to be Deputy Director for State, Local, and Tribal Affairs, Office of National Drug Control Policy
John H. Laub, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the National Institute of Justice
Anthony R. Coscia, of New Jersey, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years (New Position)
Albert DiClemente, of Delaware, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for the remainder of the term expiring July 26, 2011
Mark R. Rosekind, of California, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term expiring December 31, 2014 (Reappointment)
Jim R. Esquea, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services
James P. Lynch, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics
Judith Ann Stewart Stock, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Educational and Cultural Affairs)
Patricia A.. Hoffman, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability)
Ari Ne’eman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Council on Disability for a term expiring September 17, 2012
David T. Matsuda, of the District of Columbia, to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration
Michael F. Tillman, of California, to be a Member of the Marine Mammal Commission for a term expiring May 13, 2011
Daryl J. Boness, of Maine, to be a Member of the Marine Mammal Commission for a term expiring May 13, 2010 and concurrently for a term expiring May 13, 2013
Earl F. Weener, of Oregon, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board for the remainder of the term expiring December 31, 2010 and concurrently for a term expiring December 31, 2015
Jeffrey R. Moreland, of Texas, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors for a term of five years
Arthur Allen Elkins, Jr., of Maryland, to be Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency
Carolyn Hessler Radelet, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the Peace Corps
Elizabeth L. Littlefield, of the District of Columbia, to be President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation
Lana Pollack, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner on the part of the United States on the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada
Dana Katherine Bilyeu, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring October 11, 2011
Michael D. Kennedy, of Georgia, to be a Member of Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board for a term expiring September 25, 2010 and concurrently for a term expiring September 25, 2014
Dennis P. Walsh, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the Special Panel on Appeals for a term of six years
Milton C. Lee, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years
Todd E. Edelman, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years
Judith Anne Smith, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for the term of fifteen years
Eduardo M. Ochoa, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, Department of Education
James L. Taylor, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Labor
Robert Wedgeworth, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2013
Carla D. Hayden, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2014
John Coppola, of Florida, to be a Member of the National Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2013
Winston Tabb, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2013
Lawrence J. Pijeaux, Jr., of Alabama, to be a Member of the National Museum and Library Services Board for a term expiring December 6, 2014
Donald L. Cook, of Washington, to be Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs, National Nuclear Security Administration
Sharon E. Burke, of Maryland, to be Director of Operational Energy Plans and Programs (New Position)
Katherine Hammack, of Arizona, to be Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations and Environment)
Michael J. McCord, of Virginia, to be Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller – New Position)
Elizabeth A. McGrath, of Virginia, to be Deputy Chief Management Officer of the Department of Defense (New Position)
Jeffrey A. Lane, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs)
Cheryl A. LaFleur, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2014
Philip D. Moeller, of Washington, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the term expiring June 30, 2015 (Reappointment)
Michael James Warren, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation for a term expiring December 17, 2011
Adam Gamoran, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2011
Deborah Loewenberg Ball, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2012
Margaret R. McLeod, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2012
Bridget Terry Long, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National Board for Education Sciences for a term expiring November 28, 2012
David K. Mineta, of California, to be Deputy Director for Demand Reduction, Office of National Drug Control Policy
Sherry Glied, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services
Daniel J. Becker, of Utah, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2010
James R. Hannah, of Arkansas, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2010
Gayle A. Nachtigal, of Oregon, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2012
John B. Nalbandian, of Kentucky, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2010
Marsha J. Rabiteau, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2010
Hernán D. Vera, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute for a term expiring September 17, 2012
Marie Collins Johns, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Thomas Edward Delahanty II, of Maine, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maine for the term of four years
Wendy J. Olson, of Idaho, to be United States Attorney for the District of Idaho for the term of four years
James A. Lewis, of Illinois, to be United States Attorney for the Central District of Illinois for the term of four years
Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr., of Louisiana, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana for the term of four years
Henry Lee Whitehorn, Sr., of Louisiana, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Louisiana for the term of four years
Kevin Charles Harrison, of Louisiana, to be United States Marshal for the Middle District of Louisiana for the term of four years
Charles Gillen Dunne, of New York, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of New York for the term of four years
Not to be as childish as the GOP or anything but that is:
Obama 65
Republican obstructionists 0
Gee maybe now the president can get some help solving the incredibly difficult problems facing our nation. Thanks Republicans for finally DOING YOUR FUCKING JOB!
I want to get paid for doing nothing, too.
ReplyDeleteRight on! It is shameful how the Republicans show up to work just to say "I won't do anything!" So childish.
ReplyDeleteyes, but why, with this do nothing strategy, are we constantly getting warnings about how badly democrats may or may not fare in the fall? who would vote for someone who does nothing. cowards.
ReplyDeleteAbout fucking time.
ReplyDeleteGo, Mr. President! And he got the job done with class and integrity. Take that, RepubliSCUMS!
ReplyDeleteOT: the McChrystyl situation
ReplyDeleteIMO, the General had his own agenda disregarding the goals our elected officials had in regard of the war and our citizins including military.
We did not elect the General to chart the course of the nation which he and those under him given their remarks seemed deluded they were the authorities undermining, ridiculing and dismissing civilian decision makers. The general had a secret agenda ridiculing the agenda of our government.
Way to go, Mr. President!
ReplyDeleteFunny this did not make the headlines on the main stream media.
The MSM needs to highlight all the positions that have been waiting to be filled and what that has cost the public in governmental services. The District of Columbia has been operating without three judges just for one small example.
ReplyDeleteWhere did you find this story, Gryphen? I have been looking up and down the 'Main Stream Media (or should I call it the '*Lame* Stream Media' like a certain half-term quitter, full time grifter is doing? In this case it definitely might be an apt name...)
ReplyDeleteIf it is true: YOU GO, MR. PRESIDENT! Now that you found a way to shame the Party of NO into action, maybe you can do so in other instances, too - like with the appeals court nominees, and also to other issues that are near and dear to you (and to US) - like healthcare, unemployment, housing, etc!
Regarding Carla D. Hayden, see "Obama Nominee Carla Hayden is Unfit for Administration Post; Dionne Mack-Harvin May Go to Jail for Following Hayden's E-Rate Advice" and associated comments.
ReplyDeleteI was watching the Ed Show on MSNBC, and he cited a poll that he says is bad news for President Obama. He says this poll shows that more people disapprove than approve of the president's performance. The poll supposedly measures leadership and likability among other things. I have become increasingly skeptical of such polls, no matter who conducts them.
ReplyDeleteOnly a limited number of people answer questions, and I also wonder how representative these people are of America in its entirety.
Since 2009, it has been crystal clear that the Party of No has invested in the president to
fail, not taking into account that their stubborn digging in of their collective heels has been an inextricable part of problems for
untold numbers of Americans
.
They have held up nominees for extremely important positions, thereby impeding progress on critical problems. They have also been the biggest problem when it comes to extending unemployment benefits, with Orrin Hatch adding insult to injury by suggesting that unemployed Americans be tested for drugs in order to save money.
If Americans are idiotic enough to vote in people of this ilk, and to fall into the trap of how "likable" someone is as a part of leadership (via GW Bush and Sarah Palin), then we deserve exactly what we get as a result.
Bush's presidency was disastrous and we are still reeling from it. And there are others who are just foolish enough to see Palin as presidential material, in spite of her painfully obvious shortcomings that are on display every time she opens her mouth.
I am happy that President Obama embarrassed these cretins into doing the right thing. However, they would have done it in the first place if they hadn't been a bunch of heartless, soulless creeps whose only objective is to get back in power at any cost.
It should be crystal clear that no matter who the president is, he or she needs key people to help implement his or her objectives. That's why each election is vitally important. It also goes for nominees to vital positions.