By GottaLaff
Dear Mister President, I ran out of money, and my wife is throwing pots and pans at me, so I am pretty much outta here:
Controversial nominee Hans von Spakovsky withdrew his nomination from the Federal Election Commission on Friday, potentially ending a standoff that had crippled the FEC.
In a letter to Bush, von Spakovsky cited the two-and-a-half-year length of his pending nomination and said the process “has been extremely hard on my family.”
"Quite frankly, we do not have the financial resources to continue to wait until this matter is resolved,” von Spakovsky wrote.
Translation: He needs to spend more time with his angry family. Gosh! Will we finally get that FEC we've always dreamed of?
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) termed the news "a victory for our electoral process" and said he anticipated the Senate would "swiftly put a functioning FEC in place."
What's been holding up the works? It's not like the two opposing parties have been at each others throats or anything. ... ... Psyche!
The FEC is supposed to have six commissioners, but only has two confirmed because of a standoff in the Senate over von Spakovsky. Republicans had refused to move Democratic FEC nominees unless Democrats allowed von Spakowsky’s nomination to proceed.
Republicans are such babies. Like they have anything at stake here, right? What? They do?
Because of the impasse, there are not enough FEC commissioners to hold a quorum and it has not been able to rule on a number of issues, including public financing inquiries from presumptive GOP nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.).
So what is so important that the Democrats shunned poor ol' Hans?
Democrats accused von Spakovsky of not supporting voting rights for minorities when he was an official with the Department of Justice. Republicans have repeatedly defended him and said the charges are unfair.
Of course they were unfair. The Justice Department always does everything by the book.
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