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To: Dayuhan who wrote (8708)	6/8/1999 8:22:00 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9980

*** OT *** Steven, thread, Here is another fine example of realpolitik. Inhofe accuses Inhofe of being a ''gay activist who puts his agenda ahead of the agenda of America.'' As if Inhofe isn't doing this himself. As if the Republicans haven't done this with the entire nomination process over the past 4 years. U.S. Senator threatens to delay Summers' nomination WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) - Republican Sen. James Inhofe threatened on Tuesday to hold up the confirmation of Lawrence Summers as U.S. Treasury Secretary and every other nomination to protest President Bill Clinton's appointment of the first openly gay ambassador. But Senate Republican Leader Trent Lott said he wanted to work with the Clinton administration to move the Summers' nomination and others through the confirmation process. Like Inhofe, Lott expressed irritation at the appointment of James Hormel, who is a homosexual, as U.S. envoy to Luxembourg. Under Senate rules, a nomination can be held up by just one senator though it is unlikely if congressional leaders support the nominee. Last month Lott of Mississippi said he did not foresee any problems with Summers' confirmation. ''I would hold that up for the time being,'' Inhofe of Oklahoma said of the Summers' nomination. After he issued the threat, the U.S. dollar weakened against the Japanese yen. In addition to Summers, Inhofe told reporters that all other presidential nominees would face similar ''holds.'' The White House urged lawmakers to give each nominee a fair hearing. ''Everyone we nominate we believe is qualified and should be considered on their merits,'' spokesman Jake Siewert said. Another White House aide said Summers was qualified and added: ''I don't know why the Senate would choose to delay this nomination.'' Inhofe branded Hormel a ''gay activist who puts his agenda ahead of the agenda of America.'' The senator also accused Clinton of showing ''contempt for the Congress and the Constitution'' by appointing Hormel. Hormel was appointed last week during a congressional recess after the Republican-controlled Senate balked at confirming him. Clinton used a presidential power that allows him to make such appointments during a recess without the usual Senate confirmation. ''In making a highly inappropriate appointment of a radical political and social activist to be a U.S. ambassador without the consent of the Senate, the president has forfeited the presumption of cooperation on any remaining appointments he wants to make while in office,'' Inhofe said. Lott said he also objected to the way Hormel was appointed. ''We cannot stand mute on appointments made of this nature,'' he said. Nevertheless, Lott said he intended to ''keep moving nominations forward.'' Clinton tapped Summers to succeed outgoing Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin in early July. Asked if he was concerned that delaying Summers' confirmation would unsettle financial markets, Inhofe said: ''I'm willing to take the risk.''