Maybe the Republicans in the Senate just got fed up with Obama trying to ram through his nominees and holding up Brown’s seating to do it.
Evidently, Obama has a guy nominated for TSA who is even further left than the first nominee and he wanted him voted on before Brown got seated.
Don’t get too excited. He’s just trying to save porkulous for his own state - and thus, his job.
This move has got nothing to do with growing a spine or a set of brass ones. I despair of the R’s ever really ‘getting’ it. As soon as some issue comes up that the R’s think will make them ‘look’ bad if they take the conservative position, they’ll cave like they always do.