Zip it, Richard Shelby
So unless I’m being horribly misled by the left half of the blogosphere, Richard Shelby has placed a hold on every single Obama nominee in order to gain pork for Alabama. Is this far off? Have I missed something in my gentle perusal of the Internet this morning? Because if I’m not missing something, I think we can all agree that Shelby’s being a real jackass.
I don’t often call senators jackasses — not even the ones I really, really disagree with — but come on: Mitch McConnell needs to pull Shelby aside and explain to the difference between working to defeat a program and simply being an obstructionist jackass because you didn’t get a few treats in the budget. What Shelby’s doing is an utter embarrassment. He should be ashamed.
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