The Right Wing’s Next Target: Hilda Solis?»

[burythehatchet]

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/04/target-solis/

Yesterday, President Obama’s nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary, Tom Daschle, withdrew after it was revealed he failed to pay over $100,000 in taxes. In the wake of Daschle’s departure, the right-wing is gunning for another Cabinet victim — Rep. Hilda Solis (D-CA), the nominee for Labor Secretary.

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/04/target-solis/


Solis is a liberal. Let's see who blinks.

[ShortnFiery]

1. Obama's new re-vamped questionnaire should be: DID YOU PAY ALL YOUR TAXES?

Damn, I can't believe all these upper or middle-upper income appointees who have NOT paid all their taxes. They DO have the money to pay competent accountants: No excuses. :grr:

[stillcool]

2. nothing to do with taxes...

According to The Hill, Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY) “has questioned whether Solis had done lobbying work while she was both a House member and an official at a pro-labor group, American Rights at Work” (ARW). Solis’ confirmation has been indefinitely delayed, and today Obama nominated Ed Hugler, deputy assistant secretary for operations at the Labor Department, to serve as acting secretary.

As The Wonk Room noted last week, even before these lobbying charges were raised against Solis, Senate Republicans were “burying her in paperwork.” Their real gripe appears to be her support for the Employee Free Choice Act; the New York Times called the delay in her confirmation “a way for Republican senators to score tough-guy points with business constituents who are driven to distraction by the thought of unions.”

[GrantDem]

3. The obstruction of Solis has nothing to do with taxes...

it's because repubs hate working people.

[burythehatchet]

6. yes I know. That's why I'm anxious to see if Obama throws her under the bus

or stands up for her.

[geek tragedy]

10. I dunno. Will that mean arguing with Republicans? n/t

[Coexist]

4. I hope not. She is a wonderful choice.

[Robbien]

5. Solis was the first target

She was put on hold by the GOP and Blue Dogs from the word go.

She is a leftie. She has no friends in the DC world.

Solis being HHS Secretary is a no go in this greedy universe in which we live.

[malletgirl02]

12. Anonymous Holds

I hate that an anonymous hold was put on her. I can't stand not knowing who is holding Solis up. I wish we could find out the coward's name whose hold it it is. I don't know about you, but anonymous holds seem really shadowy to me.

[geek tragedy]

7. Speaks volumes about Obama that Judd Gregg will

get nominated and approved before she will.

Barf.

[Uzybone]

8. its speaks volumes about the senate

obviously you don't know the process. Its not Obama who is holding up her confirmation.

[geek tragedy]

9. Has Obama gone to bat for her?

Has Obama really gone to bat for anything?

[Uzybone]

11. He nominated her, what else should he do?

Hold press conferences about Solis? WTF are the senate dems for?