White House Taps Former Bush Official for Housing Post

[rhett o rick]

88. So you are saying that Pres Obama isnt picking who he wants, he is picking who the Republicans want.

So instead of fighting the damn Republicans he is caving in to their pressure. And the Republicans are so stupid as to confirm someone that the Pres can "bludgeon" them with.

Face it, the president supports the ideologies of the Republicans. Even Penny Pritzker isnt a real Democrat, but a DINO.

Your rationalizations fall short. Regardless if our president is hapless or helpless, we have a republican administration.

One more thing. You said, "If the guy doesn't pass the nomination process, that person is effectively denied any chance of a future nomination (because Democratic Senators won't forget and will hold up any future nominations), so his potential usefulness is denied to Jeb Bush at no cost to President Obama." In what reality do you live where Republicans will act such as to not piss off the Democrats "because Democratic Senators won't forget......"?? Republicans dont give a shit what the Democrats might do. The fact is that the Democrats probably will forget.