Other Crap Our Leaders Have Pulled

Last September we flagged the White House nomination of E. Duncan Getchell, Jr., to the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. He was opposed by both of his home state senators, Democrat Jim Webb and Republican John Warner, of Virginia, who were incensed that he was nominated over their objections.

Today, the White House withdrew his nomination.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Pat Leahy (D-VT) issued a statement lamenting the wasted time: "The nomination of Duncan Getchell seemed to be an effort to pick a political fight rather than a nominee the Senate could confirm to fill a vacancy on the 4th Circuit. Now more time has been wasted and we are into the President’s last year in office."

So the next time White House publicly disparages Democrats for stalling his nominations, remember the games it played with the Getchell nomination in the face of bipartisan opposition.

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