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To: JohnM who wrote (167533)	8/3/2011 9:42:17 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 541771

How sad. Penny wise and pound foolish.

To: JohnM who wrote (167533)	8/3/2011 9:46:13 PM
From: Sam	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541771

It has been "normal" for quite awhile now. I don't understand why the Obama administration doesn't publicize more the "holds" that people like Shelby and others put on perfectly well qualified nominees, often because they didn't get some contract for their home state. Has nothing to do with the nominees. Or, sometimes, it does allegedly have to do with the nominees but is off the wall. If that isn't "extortion," what is?

To: JohnM who wrote (167533)	8/4/2011 2:14:30 AM
From: Cogito	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541771

I don't see why Obama doesn't just call Congress back into session to deal with this matter. He has that authority under the Constitution. All those who groused about the President's gall in "summoning" Congressional leaders to a meeting at the White House could just stew. The President's power in this circumstance is well supported by precedent.

To: JohnM who wrote (167533)	8/4/2011 5:36:38 AM
From: Win Smith	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 541771

This would be even more depressing than the debt limit fiasco if the risk here wasn't somewhat limited. One thing that the Times article mentions only in passing: The partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration has halted more than 250 aviation development projects and caused thousands of construction workers to lose their jobs, the FAA and the construction industry say. The projects, which were valued at $10.5 billion when they began, include radar systems to prevent runway and taxiway collisions at airports, installation of runway safety lights and construction of air-traffic control towers and facilities. About 24,000 construction workers — in an industry already hit hard by the recession — have lost work or their jobs because of the projects' suspension, says Brian Turmail, a spokesman for the Associated General Contractors of America. The trade group says the construction industry's unemployment rate was 16% in June when jobs totaled 5.5 million — 2.2 million less than the industry's all-time high in April 2006. The halt of aviation development projects also jeopardizes 46,000 other jobs in businesses related to construction, the group says. usatoday.com I'm almost tempted to go over to the pros to find out the official winger explanation about why this is a good thing- maybe there's some Randoid angle to it. No sense piling on in the depressing irrationality front though. Already more than enough of that visible here.