Chris Jansing on MSNBC teased for a solid hour about an R blocking an appointment

[Skidmore]

by the President to oversee the information gathering that would have affected communication somehow with regard to this airline incident. I don't think she ever revealed who by the end of the program. Did any one else hear that information?

[spanone]

1. jim demint is blocking the head of tsa from being installed

the media is only 'whispering' about this.....

Why there's no one in charge at TSA

Now would be a good time to have someone at the wheel over at the Transportation Security Administration, especially with the agency promulgating some particularly silly-sounding temporary rules for air travel in the wake of the attempted bombing of Flight 253 on Christmas. But at the moment, no one is permanently in charge at the TSA, so on Monday, there's been some debate about who's to blame for that.

What's unquestionably true is that Erroll Southers isn't proceeding toward confirmation as head of the TSA because of Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C. DeMint has a hold on Southers' nomination because of his concerns that Southers hasn't been forthcoming about whether the administration will allow security screeners to unionize.

http://www.salon.com/news/politics/war_room/2009/12/28/tsa/index.html

[SpiralHawk]

3. Why do republicons HATE America?

Why do they want us to be unsecure?

Why are there so many Republicon chickenhawks?

Why O why do republicons want America to FAIL now like they Failed after they stole the election in 2000 for their beloved AWOL Fail Freak Goof Off and his treacherous totalitarian republicon VP who proudly sported Five Freaking Military Deferments, a record even for Republicon Chickenhawks ?

[live love laugh]

6. It's not just Repulicants either--who gave Jansing orders not to utter his name? Actually, it was

probably a Republicant.

[malaise]

4. Obama should have mentioned it

when he spoke on the subject.

[davidwparker]

8. It would be things like mentioning this that would help his cause.

[malaise]

9. 100%

He should have seized the moment. Hopefully he'll do so tomorrow.

[babylonsister]

2. DeMint...

isn't it something they didn't mention the R by name? I wonder if that was in her marching orders?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x7342005

[Skidmore]

5. Thank you. I hope KO gets his bullhorn out tonight.

This does need to be pushed. I also haven't seen any Dem talking head mention it yet. Not one.

[malaise]

7. KO and Rachel will mention it

for sure

[SoCalDem]

10. aren't they both still on vacation?

:shrug: