Loathsome Shelby Blocking Defense Department Nominations

Breaking out the giant troll for more bad behavior from the GOP

It's obvious that the republicans believe that even if they don't win elections, they still win:

Sen. Richard Shelby has placed a "hold" on every nomination, which delays the Senate from acting on them. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Friday called the tactic a "poster child" for what's broken in Washington and said the senator is preventing qualified nominees from serving in important government positions.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Shelby's move is holding up about 70 appointments, including a critical top Defense Department position overseeing deployments to the war in Afghanistan. MSNBC