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Barack Obama

Cha

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4. Yes, it's good to know the details instead of ranting and Raving @ Pres Obama like so many have

Reply to rpannier (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 6, 2015, 01:25 AM

Jan 2015

at this "nomination". More on this, thank you, rpannier..

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It’s important to note that the president didn’t really want to nominate Boggs, so this isn’t exactly an example of Senate Democrats betraying the White House. Boggs was included as part of a compromise reached with Republican senators from Georgia, as part of a deal on blue slips (for more on what a blue slip is, see our coverage from March).

But Democrats in the upper chamber weren’t part of that agreement and were under no obligations to honor it.

MOre facts..
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/senate-dems-derail-boggs-nomination

From Dec 31, 2014 in LBN.. http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014977274#post43

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White House announces that anti-choice Michael Boggs won't be re-nominated. [View all] Kath1 Jan 2015 OP

Before we get the flurry of 'Why did Obama nominate this guy?' rpannier Jan 2015 #1

And Obama was looking ahead to the day he would not re-nominate Boggs....he read the fine Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #2

"lifetime tenure"! Did not know that.. mahalo Fred~ Cha Jan 2015 #6

Thanks for the info, I was definitely in the "why did Obama nominate this guy" camp beerandjesus Jan 2015 #3

More on this if you're interested, beerandjesus.. Cha Jan 2015 #5

Thanks for that. beerandjesus Jan 2015 #7

Yes, it's good to know the details instead of ranting and Raving @ Pres Obama like so many have Cha Jan 2015 #4

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