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And according to the Senate webpage, Obama did not start to have his first-term cabinet in place until late February 2009, when his Secretary of Labor was confirmed (a couple of other posts were not filled until March because the announced candidates had withdrawn, thus delaying the process):
Can you show that the Republicans were purposely delaying the conformations?
Looking at your source, all of Obama's nominees were confirmed promptly.
For Hilda Solis, Obama's pick for Labor Secretary, it seems that Republicans were involved in the delay of her confirmation (February 24, 2009). Wikipedia can be a sketchy source, but it's the first thing I found; if you're interested in pursuing it further, I'm sure there's more out there, including primary sources:
«Solis's confirmation hearings were held on January 9, 2009, before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.[63] Committee chair Ted Kennedy repeatedly praised her, while, despite examination by Republican members, Solis declined to discuss specific policy issues, including the Employee Free Choice Act.[63] Several days later, Senate Republicans said they might try to put a procedural hold on her nomination because of her unwillingness to answer questions in detail in the hearings.[64] By January 23, a secret hold was placed on the nomination by an anonymous Republican.[65][66] A series of written questions and responses between Republican members and Solis followed, during which she was more forthcoming.[67] Republican Mike Enzi pressed her on whether her unpaid high-level positions at American Rights at Work constituted prohibited lobbying activity; Solis denied violation of rules of conduct and stated she had not helped lobbying.[40][67] Solis did acknowledge that she had failed to report those positions on her annual House financial disclosure forms at the time, which a White House spokesperson argued was an unintentional oversight.[67] On February 2, Obama appointed veteran Labor Department official Edward C. Hugler as Acting Secretary.[68] The prolonged process was considered by some Republican aides to be a preview of future battles on labor issues between the Obama administration and Republicans in Congress.[68]»
And for the record, Republicans had the right, as Democrats have the right now, to probe, question, and delay as necessary in order to make informed decisions.
You have to be kidding or you have had your head in the sand for the past 8 years. The right side of the aisle had their fingers firmly placed on the "no" button for everything the left or Obama picked.
You have to be kidding or you have had your head in the sand for the past 8 years. The right side of the aisle had their fingers firmly placed on the "no" button for everything the left or Obama picked.
WhAt about obamacare? The budget? debt ceiling increases? The refugees? They gave Obama everything he wanted.
WhAt about obamacare? The budget? debt ceiling increases? The refugees? They gave Obama everything he wanted.
They didn't give him Obamacare or the budget. The Democrats had the majority in the house which got those approved.
Behind closed doors the right acted like they were negotiating these things in good faith but then acted like the left were not being fair when it came time to approve them. It was their way of trying to make the left and the president look bad.
It could be said that if the Dems are delaying the current process, it's because the nominees also have problems.
When Trump picked De Vos, he must have known she would be controversial. That was the point, right? He wanted someone controversial. You can't expect a rubber stamp on that.
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