Senate Democrats will block Ted Olson from succeeding Alberto Gonzales as
attorney general if President Bush nominates him, Majority Leader Harry Reid
said Wednesday."Ted Olson will not be confirmed," Reid, D-Nev., said in a
written statement. "I intend to do everything I can to prevent him from being
confirmed as the next attorney general."The comment gave weight to Republican
warnings that Olson, a former solicitor general, would face brutal confirmation
hearings and that the White House can't afford a fight now over who will head
the troubled federal law enforcement agency."It would be unfortunate to nominate
someone who can't be confirmed," Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. and a member of the
Judiciary Committee, said earlier in the day.
It could be the case, that Bush doesn't care about if Olson can win or not. If his nomination gets blocked in congress, Bush can go to the people and blame the Democrats for the road block.
No comments:
Post a Comment