Obama's nominee to lead TSA withdraws

[wuushew]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Transportation Security Administration withdrew his name Wednesday, a setback for an administration still trying to explain how a man could attempt to blow up a commercial airliner on Christmas Day.

Erroll Southers said he was pulling out because his nomination had become a lightning rod for those with a political agenda. Obama had tapped Southers, a top official with the Los Angeles Airport Police Department, to lead the TSA in September but his confirmation has been blocked by Republican Sen. Jim DeMint, who says he was worried that Southers would allow TSA employees to have collective bargaining rights.


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[robinlynne]

1. oh no. we can't have collective bargaining. not in the USA. what a political lightning rod!

where the hell are we? in some alternate universe? Obama, take power. now. We gave it to you. Not to republicans. not to Rahm Emanuel. not to banks. to you. because of the word CHANGE.

[wuushew]

2. The timing could not be worse

Does the Whitehouse go out of it's way to look powerless? Why not at least wait until a Friday news dump?

Demint appears to be more powerful than the President.

[subterranean]

3. I can think of lots of people who appear more powerful than the President now.

[Warren Stupidity]

4. Stupid again. The Bush Gang would have simply done a recess appointment.

See Captn Kangaroo or whatever that nutcase's name was at the UN.

We don't fight for anything. Nothing. No fucking spine at all.

[robinlynne]

5. so true.