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Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked President Obama’s choice to be the number two official at the Department of the Interior.
On a vote of 57 to 39, they sustained a filibuster against David Hayes to be deputy interior secretary. It marked the first time the Senate has voted against one of Obama’s nominees.
Sen. Robert Bennett, R-Utah, is leading the fight against Hayes. He says his opposition is not about Hayes’ qualifications. Rather, Bennett says, the administration has not adequately answered his questions about why oil and gas leases in his state — which were approved in the last days of the Bush administration — were canceled by the Obama administration. He called the actions “political.”
The leases were “approved” by dimwit issuing one of his midnight executive orders before he was shoved out the door.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, said the disputed leases are near national parks and the Interior Department did not cancel the leases but pulled them for review.
Reid said, “David Hayes will be confirmed. If I have to wait until Al Franken comes, he is going to be confirmed. … Everyone should understand that,” he said Wednesday. “If we happen to lose this today, I will just move to reconsider until we have the votes.”
Cripes – it took reporters reminding another batch of Republicans that hurricane season was coming before they relented on Craig Fugate as the new head of FEMA. And we all remember what a terrific job the Republicans did with that agency.
#22 Bob said. “..you are whats wrong with this country. A perfect example of how Germany of the 1930’s and 40’s was able to come into power…”
Cheeses Christ, Bob. Let me reel you back into reality. My comment was sarcasm.
Instead of being such a simpleton, maybe should comment on the issue at hand – the GOP (you know, the losing party) is purposely blocking a nominee to do the people work because the GOP are sour losers.
Maybe you should focus on the real issue. The people voted the GOP fascists out of office for Obama to do what he was elected to do. The losers, are throwing their lame bodies in front of progress. Get it?
# 31 Dallas said, “maybe should comment on the issue at hand – the GOP (you know, the losing party) is purposely blocking a nominee to do the people work because the GOP are sour losers.”
You mean the GOPs 57 Senators vs. the Dems 39? Explain.
Why are you blaming the Republicans…they don’t seem to have enough people to block anything.
Paddy-O,
I think you got it backwards. It takes 60 votes to end a debate. 57 senators voted to end debate and 39 voted against ending debate.
It’s called a filibuster, it’s quite a normal practice, designed to stall proceedings on a particular item before the Senate, by keeping the debate going, the preventing it being acted upon.
It’s the only tactic that a party in the minority has to fight the tyranny of a super-majority.
Democrats or Republicans, they both use it for good and evil.
(Yet, you could be just trying to get under Dallas’ skin)
I can’t believe that you have the mendacity to say this given the incredibly worse behavior of the Democrats toward Republican nominees.
Have you no shame or no memory?
#37, Selvy
Let’s see…Clinton did a midnight deal before he left, warding off millions of acres of land.
I think you’ve been listening to Boss Limpdick again. Clinton put land into the National Trust, away from the speculators. It was Bush who gave away all the land.
About oil…we handle 85% of our own oil needs.
That last happened about 1965. Currently America produces about 40% of its own oil. The rest comes from Canada, Mexico and Venezuela with a small “all the rest” from other nations.
Mid-East oil is more likely to find its way to the EU, Japan, or China than America.
Of course we don’t need to drill.
We are going to fix our foreign dependence for energy by building wind mills and running off hydrogen! Not!
Many of the greenies don’t even like windmills. I think it comes down to everybody but them should live in one room homes with a community water tap and community outhouse and walk to and from work while living on a thousand or less a year.
#8 Mr Fusion Coils In a Twist
Im not the same RETARD as #2 and I was DEFENDING EIDEARD..
You are such an arsehole sometimes
Duffus Nutcase Commies certainly never stone walled someone they didn’t like, so tough. I’m glad they, Republicrats, have enough balls to at least put up some kinda of struggle, that’s the Problem with the Party of Stalin, you guys take being disagreed with personnel and react violently. A party of little judgmental NAZI/Stalinist murderers, Demoncrats fit you so well. Pity all Demoncrats are such cowards…..
We still need to do away with both parties and get a true Nationalist Party to off set the Globalist parties politically.
Whatever…………
Traaxx
#40, jimbo,
Then my apologies. I misunderstood your post.