HYPOCRISY WATCH – AT 7:35 P.M. ET:  The president is acting like a Chicago pol again.  Stop him before he falsifies again!  From The Washington Times:

President Obama on Wednesday blasted Senate Republicans for using "holds," a tactic that delays considering nominees -- even though as a senator he used the technique to block several of President George W. Bush's appointments.

Oh, come on.  This is unfair.  He wasn't a god then.  Once he got the promotion, he could do anything he wanted.  These hack journalists.

Speaking to Senate Democrats at their annual retreat, Mr. Obama complained that Republican objections have created "a huge backlog of folks who are unanimously viewed as well qualified" but who get held up because a senator is trying to force the administration's hand on an issue.

Wait, wait.  If they're unanimously viewed as well qualified, why are other "folks" trying to block them?

As an example, Mr. Obama said his nominee to head the General Services Administration, Martha Johnson, is being held up over issues unrelated to GSA's business of running federal buildings.

"Let's have a fight about real stuff. Don't hold this woman hostage."

Dammit, that's right.  If you want to hold someone hostage, hijack an airliner.  Then you get Miranda rights and bags of free gifts.

If you have an objection about my health-care policies, then let's debate the health-care policies. But don't suddenly end up having a GSA administrator who is stuck in limbo somewhere because you don't like something else that we're doing," he said.

Somehow I think the president isn't being completely honest.  (Express your shock in a responsible manner.)  Most nominees who get held up are targeted because of real concerns.  But in Chicago, everyone nominated by the guy at the top gets approved, so what relevant experience can Obama possibly have?

February 3, 2010