Really? OMB?

[ibegurpard]

How many past OMB directors can any of you name? Do you really want people to fall on their sword for this nomination? It's a low-key bureaucratic job. Let Manchin do his performative bipartisan squawking and nominate a low-key bureaucrat.
Save it for Haaland, Garland, and higher profile positions and judiciary.

[maxrandb]

1. Exactly!

Appoint Tanden to a White House job that doesn't require Senate confirmation, appoint someone else to OMB and move on.

[Walleye]

3. That's a satisfactory solution

[lagomorph777]

2. I agree

[SoonerPride]

4. Just make it an "acting" position appointment

Seems like no one cared about that

[live love laugh]

9. +++1

[frazzled]

5. I remember a lot of these names, going back to 1958

Maurice Stans, George Schultz, Caspar Weinberger, Bert Lance, David Stockman (remember him!), Leon Panetta, Jack Lew, Mitch McConnell (remember him!), josh Bolton, Rob Portman, Perter Orzag , Shaun Donovan. Lots of names to remember, and Neera Tanden should be one of them.

Maurice H. Stans March 18, 1958 – January 21, 1961
David E. Bell January 22, 1961 – December 20, 1962 John F. Kennedy
Kermit Gordon December 28, 1962 – June 1, 1965 John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Charles L. Schultze June 1, 1965 – January 28, 1968 Lyndon B. Johnson
Charles J. Zwick January 29, 1968 – January 21, 1969
Robert P. Mayo January 22, 1969 – June 30, 1970 Richard Nixon
George P. Shultz July 1, 1970 – June 11, 1972
Caspar W. Weinberger June 12, 1972 – February 1, 1973
Roy L. Ash February 2, 1973 – February 3, 1975 Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
James T. Lynn February 10, 1975 – January 20, 1977 Gerald Ford
Bert Lance January 21, 1977 – September 23, 1977 Jimmy Carter
James T. McIntyre September 24, 1977 – January 20, 1981
David A. Stockman January 21, 1981 – August 1, 1985 Ronald Reagan
James C. Miller III October 8, 1985 – October 15, 1988
Joseph R. Wright, Jr. October 16, 1988 – January 20, 1989
Richard G. Darman January 25, 1989 – January 20, 1993 George H. W. Bush
Leon E. Panetta January 21, 1993 – October 1994 Bill Clinton
Alice M. Rivlin October 17, 1994 – April 26, 1996
Franklin D. Raines September 13, 1996 – May 21, 1998
Jack Lew May 21, 1998 – January 19, 2001
Mitch Daniels January 23, 2001 – June 6, 2003 George W. Bush
Joshua B. Bolten June 26, 2003 – April 15, 2006
Rob Portman May 26, 2006 – June 19, 2007
Jim Nussle September 4, 2007 – January 20, 2009
Peter R. Orszag January 20, 2009 – July 30, 2010 Barack Obama
Jeffrey Zients July 30, 2010 – November 18, 2010 Acting Director
Jack Lew November 18, 2010 – January 27, 2012
Jeffrey Zients January 27, 2012 – April 24, 2013 Acting Director
Sylvia Mathews Burwell April 24, 2013 – June 9, 2014
Brian Deese June 9, 2014 – July 28, 2014 Acting Director
Shaun Donovan July 28, 2014 – January 20, 2017
Mark Sandy January 20, 2017 – February 16, 2017 Donald Trump
Mick Mulvaney February 16, 2017 – March 31, 2020 Became Acting White House Chief of Staff on January 2, 2019, but remained as OMB Director.[15][16]
Russell Vought January 2, 2019 – January 20, 2021 Acting Director during Mulvaney's service as Acting White House Chief of Staff, later confirmed.[15][16][17]
Neera Tanden Nominee

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Management_and_Budget

[WhiteTara]

7. He's just doesn't want a woman

he seems quite sexist and treated VPHarris very rudely.

Only 2 women have ever led that agency.

[frazzled]

8. It's not a low key job though

It’s important, and if Biden and his team thought she was right, he should trust them.

[ibegurpard]

10. Of course it's important

But it's not high-profile.
Neera Tanden is a political operative who is an easy target.
If there's a nomination to let them have it's this one.

[WhiteTara]

13. That's what I think too.

[Celerity]

11. the names (not just for OMB) that are familiar for me

The ones in bold are the ones I associate mainly with OMB only.

George P. Shultz
Caspar W. Weinberger
Bert Lance (multiple scandals and also Lance is credited with popularizing the phrase 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' )
David A. Stockman
Leon E. Panetta
Alice M. Rivlin
Franklin D. Raines
Jack Lew
Mitch Daniels
Rob Portman
Jim Nussle
Peter R. Orszag
Mick Mulvaney

[MyOwnPeace]

6. Certainly seems to be a time.....

when you need to "pick your battles." Honestly don't know enough about her to decide to stand and fight or just move on. If she's that good there surely will be a place in this Administration where she would be a valuable member.
BUT, I'm leaving it up to JOE and his team to 'do the right thing....'

[Sympthsical]

12. She's burned a lot of bridges over the years

I admit I'm a bit stymied by the choice of Tanden. To call me not a fan is to severely understate my dislike of her. She wasn't just partisan, she was an absolute bomb-thrower - especially against the Left - over the years. She's not very well-liked, and she has the Twitter history to prove it.

However.

Bernie got over it. Manchin can, too. It's important to show some unity, get Biden's team in place, and have a nice galloping start to as much as possible. I like so many of his picks, I can let one I really dislike slide.

I guess, after begrudgingly getting boxed in by Biden, Harris, and others on the Covid bill, he was probably looking around for somewhere to stick a knife or two. Either to get a concession or maybe just pique. He thinks the next two years are going to be the party kissing his ass. Biden was not having that. He's probably sulking.

He needs to get on board. But, if this is going to cause a massive problem, fine, whatever. Just nominate someone else. I don't care either way. I just want things to get done. It is far too early for infighting.

[demmiblue]

14. I am kind of surprised he chose her, tbh. n/t

[pwb]

15. What we need is for some Republicans to grow a pair and

leave the party for the people they represent. Manchin is in a tough spot.

[Fullduplexxx]

16. and when he balks at them?

[stopbush]

17. David Stockton.