Obama waiting for midterm to name attorney general

AP via Yahoo News ^ | October 14, 2014 | Nedra Pickler

[John W]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama does not plan to announce his choice for attorney general before the November elections, shielding the nomination from the midterm election politics while setting up a potential year-end showdown with the lame duck Senate.

Senate Democrats have asked Obama to wait so controversy doesn't arise over whether they will support a specific nominee, and the delay gives Obama more time to consider his options.

[FlingWingFlyer]

The sneaky Kenyan is waiting until after the elections to really stick it to the American people. Thanks Obama Voters! Idiots!

[arderkrag]

At this point, can you blame him?

[fhayek]

I will bet that he also waits for a recess in congress to make one of his famous ‘recess appointments’.

[relictele]

President Barack Obama does not plan to announce his choice for attorney general before the November elections, shielding the nomination from the midterm election politics

What a sentence from the AP. Has Obama done anything that wasn't purely political?

[BenLurkin]

The guy is such an anti-American scumbag — as are the people who give him his orders on what to do.

[Seaplaner]

Yeah, that whole "will of the people" thingy seems to get in his way sometimes.

FWF your tagline is quite clever. Is it original? (I just may repeat it here and there.)

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[Repealthe17thAmendment]

If the GOP wins the Senate in the midterm, can the 45 current Senators block a vote before the term expires?

I can't imagine they'd be able to fast track a committee hearing and then a full vote in less than two months.

I'd expect a recess appointment.

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[ScottinVA]

LMAO!! He’s just courageous as hell, isn’t he?

[Dilbert San Diego]

Doubtful that they can block a vote. Since Harry Reid changed the Senate rules on filibusters, they can vote on the nominee without fear of a GOP filibuster. Since this is a presidential nominee, I think the filibuster can’t be used.

Anyone who knows more please let me know. I hope I’m wrong because I could see Obama nominate a very radical nominee but be confident of confirm.scion with the bare majority of 51 votes in the lame duck session.

[Ouderkirk]

What this means id that the AG is going to be so far leftist that the public would revolt before the election.

[July4]

The President's decision to delay the announcement of his choice for Attorney General until after elections have passed could only mean two things. One, the majority of Americans won't like his nominee. Two, he feels certain that his party will control the Senate and, thus, confirm his choice after the elections next month. Remember how strangely disengaged and cocky Mr. Obama was about his 2012 re-election? Its “deja vu all over again.” This game is rigged.

[pfflier]

Still an election issue hot button. His nominee may be so odious that he has to wait rather than have his party face the consequences.

[I want the USA back]

It will be an America hating affirmative action bastard.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

I have insider information that it is going to be this guy:

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

"Allah Akbar! I am new AG!! Praise be to brother Obama!"

[MrB]

Oh, I’ll guarantee that the replacement will be an even bigger racist and marxist than Holder.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Yep, remember his talk with Putin? “After I’m re-elected”.. He didn’t say “If” he said “After”.

[Author Mike Carnegie]

“It will be an America hating affirmative action bastard.”

In other words, Michelle Obama.