Hilda Solis confirmation being held up because she supports EFCA

[EraOfResponsibility]

Yesterday, President Obama’s nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary, Tom Daschle, withdrew after it was revealed he failed to pay over $100,000 in taxes. In the wake of Daschle’s departure, the right-wing is gunning for another Cabinet victim — Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA), the nominee for Labor Secretary. The Heritage Foundation writes, “Hilda Solis: The Next Tom Daschle?” Some more examples:

National Review: While everyone is looking at Tom Daschle’s tax problems…a new issue has arisen concerning another Obama cabinet nomination, that of Rep. Hilda Solis to be Secretary of Labor.

The Weekly Standard: A seemingly innocuous letter sent to the Clerk of the House of Representatives last Thursday by President Obama’s Secretary of Labor nominee Hilda Solis raises serious and troubling legal questions about her nomination and apparent violation of House ethics rules.

RedState: f we are lucky we may just see the appointment of this hardcore union shill go down in flames.



...Greg Sargent reported recently, “Some top operatives in the labor movement are frustrated with the Obama administration for not giving them the go-ahead to publicly target Republicans who appear to be stalling Solis’ confirmation.” “The anonymous hold on Solis is a clear proxy fight for Employee Free Choice,” said a top operative at a prominent union. “And from the Obama Adminisitration … crickets.”

that makes me fucking mad :mad:

[firedupdem]

1. They better get it her confirmed.

The assholes are playing really fucking dirty.

[EraOfResponsibility]

2. I know, and corporations are mounting a HUGE fight against unions

and surprise, surprise, congress is in their pockets, so that's why they're holding Solis up.

[DeepBlueC]

4. and some of it with our tax dollars no doubt!

[Maven]

3. Can't you just feel the bipartisanship?

[Thrill]

5. Blaming the Obama Administration? OPEN YOUR FUCKING MOUTHS in the Senate

YOU ARE IN THE MAJORITY. Stop letting them hold her up. You don't need Obama to tell you to.

[EraOfResponsibility]

6. it's like they're just sitting around looking stupid like "huh, what?"

[Uzybone]

7. It is truly getting pathetic

How unable Congressional dems are to take any action. Obama has to do all the work??? Are they fucking serious?

[geek tragedy]

11. Obama hasn't done ANY work to sell the recovery plan.

His idea of leadership is to sip cocktails with John Boehner.

[Uzybone]

12. I completely disagree

but you always criticize Obama so your opinion is beyond skewed.

[Thrill]

14. BS. Obama is out there almost everyday saying how neccessary it is and the dire consequenses

Its up to the Democrats in Congress to be out there selling the plan. Just as the Republicans are out there tearing it down. Its the Democrats job to defend Obama's plan while he is saying how neccessary it is to have it

They need to learn how the Republicans pushed Bush's Agenda.

Obama sets the Agenda and its Congress job to sell and push it.

[geek tragedy]

18. He's finally pushing back against the Republican attacks,

Finally.

[Baltoman991]

16. Obviously

you only see and hear what you want to hear. He's working his ass off for this stimulus bill. Meeting with members of Congress is part of that work.

But it's not surprising to see a post like this from you seeing as how this man can do no right in your eyes.

[Cha]

8. Rec'd~

Viral.

[Danger Mouse]

9. CONGRESS NEEDS TO FUCKING DO SOMETHING.

[malletgirl02]

10. Anonymous Hold

Apparently there is an anonymous hold on Solis, which really pisses me off.

[MasonJar]

13. This is when Obama should be at the Congress pushing; she is his best

nominee next to Hillary.

[Christian30]

15. Given what we know about the phone call

Bank of America hosted to discuss pushing back on EFCA, is this a surprise? No.

We need to contact our senators and tell them to get this women appointed.

[Thrill]

17. Sounds like she will finally get a committee vote Thursday

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/02/solis-gets-committee-vote-tomorrow.php

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

19. What are the limits on these anonymous holds? Surely they aren't indefinite?

What is the possibility of Obama's Congress doing away with the whole anonymous hold practice?

[Hippo_Tron]

21. No they aren't, it's just a stalling tactic

And also they generally tend to be not so anonymous after a little while. Solis will get confirmed and not only that but the EFCA will become law.

[leftofthedial]

20. gotta kill the unions,

especially if we can kill workers along with them