Perhaps more importantly, the slow process could be a sign that the shrunken Republican Party -- with its core of determined conservatives intact -- won't be a pushover for the new president.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Lynching Slowly
President Barack Obama chose his cabinet nominees with record speed, but since his inauguration the process of securing their Senate confirmation and building his government has slowed markedly.
Perhaps more importantly, the slow process could be a sign that the shrunken Republican Party -- with its core of determined conservatives intact -- won't be a pushover for the new president.
Perhaps more importantly, the slow process could be a sign that the shrunken Republican Party -- with its core of determined conservatives intact -- won't be a pushover for the new president.
