[HCCN] holding up the works

[Dexter Bellows]

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/2/7/834797/-How-Were-Going-to-Fight-Shelbys-Hold

We will no longer tolerate business as usual in Washington.
So, when I read this HuffPo article about Senator Shelby holding 70  
important presidential nominations for ransom, because he wants  
sweetheart deals for a foreign airplane manufacturer that's given him  
more than $100,000 in political donations. I just couldn’t believe it.
Are you kidding me?!?!
Jed Lewison is right. This is blackmail!
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Incumbent senators like Richard Shelby and Charles Grassley should  
look no further than their own actions if they are wondering why  
Americans are so angry. When they put holds on dozens of nominations  
just to get earmarks for their big campaign contributors, it leaves  
critical Department of Commerce, Treasury, and Homeland Security posts  
unfilled.
And that puts Americans' physical -- and financial -- security at risk.
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