into BOE before Blackwell et al had ballots destroyed (despite a judges order). Going into a BOE ballot warehouse and documenting paperwork is no fun endeavor. It is infuriating that it was ignored.
I worked my ass off for change. I closed my business of 17 years to work for this change-NOT more of the same. I'll only work for progressive candidates this time. When OFA called I told them exactly that and that although I was leaning towards voting for Obama, I was so disappointed that I was holding out to see if someone better suited to my progressive agenda entered the field. I'm beyond scare tactics saying vote D or else. Or else what? A kinder face to corporatism? I want change.
This isn't what I worked for:
Obama nominates Republican recommendations for open U.S. attorney positions in Utah and Texas
In yet another bow to the party that didn't vote for him, President Obama has been nominating a number of U.S. attorneys recommended by Republican legislators and opposed by Democrats (h/t AMERICAblog commenter keysdan for this story).
Let's start with MainJustice.com (my emphasis everywhere; I also closed up several one-sentence paragraphs, cause you know, this isn't the sports):
The Barack Obama administration will consider another Republican nomination for a U.S. Attorney position – the latest case of the Democratic administration deferring to Republican-recommended appointees.
The Obama administration is vetting David Barlow, currently the legal counsel to Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), for potential appointment as U.S. Attorney for Utah, the Salt Lake Tribute reported.
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http://www.americablog.com/2011/09/obama-nominates-republican.html?m=1BTW I realize that article is from Sept but it came into my box just last evening.