Obama, Feingold: We Oppose von Spakovsky Nomination

[Terri S]

A statement just out from Sens. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) after their opposition to Hans von Spakovsky's nomination scuttled a deal to move von Spakovsky quickly through the Senate:

“While at the Department of Justice, Hans von Spakovsky was directly involved in efforts to politicize the Department and use the Voting Rights Section to disenfranchise voters, rather than enforce our nation’s civil rights laws. As a recess appointee to the FEC he has been a committed, ideological opponent of the campaign finance laws he is supposed to enforce. Putting him at the head of the FEC is just another example of this administration putting the fox in charge of the hen house. We oppose his nomination, and any effort to tie his nomination to the other pending nominations to the FEC.”

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[EST]

1. I think we need a new Hall of Fame for these guys.

Call it "Heroes Unanimous!"

Now I wonder, was it their job to be the men of reason and hearing or are the rest of the pack victims of early alzheimer's, or late onset chickenshit?

[geek tragedy]

2. Two true leaders in the Senate.

Russ and Barack are one dynamic duo.

[Colobo]

3. Obama/Feingold 08!

[illinoisprogressive]

4. I second you, Katz. Obama/Feingold 08

[illinoisprogressive]

5. Someone on TPM said that Kerry and Brown have a hold on this too

[Colobo]

6. What about Hill?

[geek tragedy]

7. Still reading Mark Penn's poll numbers on whether voters want

a President who wants the authority to torture.

[Colobo]

8. LOL!

[KeepItReal]

9. Good work, Senators.

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[weeve]

10. Gore / Obama / Feingold ...

ANY combination of the above will light a fire under my ass to ensure their win.

Anyone else ... hmmmm ... not so much.