<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/2/7/834797/-How-Were-Going-to-Fight-Shelbys-Hold">http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/2/7/834797/-How-Were-Going-to-Fight-Shelbys-Hold</a><div><br></div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">We will no longer tolerate business as usual in Washington.<br>So, when I read <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/05/shelbys-blanket-hold-puts_n_450934.html">this HuffPo article about Senator Shelby holding 70 important presidential nominations for ransom</a>,
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.<br>Are you kidding me?!?!<br><a href="http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/2/5/834235/-Shelbys-hold:-Who-would-benefit">Jed Lewison</a> is right. This is blackmail!</blockquote><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">..........................</blockquote><div><div class="entry"><!-- polls come after this -->
<ul class="catcom"><ul><li>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.</li></ul></ul></div></div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">And that puts Americans' physical -- and financial -- security at risk.</blockquote></body></html>