The prospect of a pro-worker Latina Labor Secretary has Repug assholes quaking......

[marmar]

:scared:


from ThinkProgress:


Solis confirmation vote postponed.»

After weeks of Republicans “burying her in paperwork,” the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee was finally prepared to vote on Hilda Solis’s nomination for Labor Secretary today. However, Politico now reports that the scheduled vote has been postponed.

Rep. Hilda L. Solis’ nomination vote has been delayed by the Senate committee in charge of vetting her for the secretary of labor position in President Barack Obama’s Cabinet.

The delay was announced moments after USA Today reported that Solis’ husband had recently paid off $6,400 in tax liens on an auto shop he owns in Los Angeles.

Yesterday, Pat Garofalo predicted that Solis was the right wing’s newest target after Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination for Secretary of Health and Human Services. Today’s Progress Report has more on Solis’s nomination here.


http://thinkprogress.org/2009/02/05/solis-postponed/

[pinto]

1. She'd be a great choice, imo. n/t

[MarjorieG]

2. Wish Gibbs could say outright a different in philosophy-or not be on defensive about stimulus.

Why is the argument how if we said GOP has good arguments what are they? How about our good ideas, and again how we got here, in a snappy but friendly manner.

[rcrush]

3. I must be the only one who dont give a fuck about these tax problems.

I really dont. This one especially is so stupid I dont know why anyone should care.