Tumblr Icon RSS Icon  Martha Johnson  By Matthew Yglesias on
February 5, 2010 at 9:14 am  "Martha Johnson"   google plus icon
With 60 Democrats in the US Senate, the White House was annoyed
by minority obstructionism. But with “only” 59 Democrats in the
US, the White House no longer has anything better to do than to
finally pivot and really confront it. Thus yesterday’s Dan
Pfeiffer post offering a case study of pointless obstruction:
Nine months ago, the White House sent the nominee for GSA
Administrator, Martha Johnson, to the Senate for its
consideration. Today, she was finally given a vote and was
overwhelmingly approved by a margin of 94-2. What happened in
between was a perfect example of why Americans are so frustrated
with Washington.   What’s worse, Martha Johnson is hardly the
first nominee to fall victim to this trend of opposition for
opposition’s sake. Nine of the President’s nominees found
themselves stuck in this same situation only to be confirmed by
70 or more votes or a voice vote. Several