Harold Koh confirmed to State Department legal post.
By on Jun 25th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
Harold Koh confirmed to State Department legal post.
After months of GOP stalling tactics and conservative fearmongering, Yale Law School Dean Harold Koh was confirmed by the Senate today to be the State Department’s top legal adviser. He passed by a vote of 62-35, with five Republicans voting to confirm — Sens. Olympia Snowe (ME), Susan Collins (ME), Richard Lugar (IN), Mel Martinez (FL), and George Voinovich (OH). Yesterday, Senate Democrats successfully avoided a filibuster by a 65-31. Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Judd Gregg (R-NH), and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) all voted for cloture but did not vote for Koh’s confirmation. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) skipped the cloture vote but voted against Koh’s confirmation today.
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I suspect this is going to be fairly typical of anybody President Obama appoints for anything. All Republicans, save for a small handful, will vote “no” — just because.
But how they’re going to shake the “party of NO” image in the 2010 elections is beyond me.
Off topic — Farrah Fawcett isn’t the only celebrity who passed away today. Michael Jackson has also died — apparently from cardiac arrest.
June 25th, 2009 at 6:01 pmYippee! Next up, Dawn Johnsen!
June 25th, 2009 at 6:02 pmAnd their problem with Koh was what again?
June 25th, 2009 at 6:02 pmAnd their problem with Koh was what again?
Obama nominated him. This will be standard procedure and I suspect the fine senators from Maine, and perhaps Lugar, too, will be voting more and more with the Dems as they see their party representing nothing but “NO!”
PEACE
June 25th, 2009 at 6:06 pmOT -
June 25th, 2009 at 6:09 pmIt seems that Michael Jackson may have died from a heart attack. Unconfirmed.
Doodlebug Shayne Says
June 25th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
OT -
It seems that Michael Jackson may have died from a heart attack. Unconfirmed.
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Yes — I may have been hasty in Post #1. I saw it on my local news source that he had died, but all the national news sources are just reporting that he’s been rushed to the hospital with apparent cardiac arrest and not breathing.
June 25th, 2009 at 6:14 pmSorry I didn’t see your but now it appears to have been confirmed. So sad.
June 25th, 2009 at 6:22 pmmissmolly:
You may have been hasty but you were also correct. The LA Times has reported his demise.
June 25th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Doodlebug Shayne Says:
It seems that Michael Jackson may have died from a heart attack.
The beer guy? I thought he died in 2007.
June 25th, 2009 at 6:24 pmI had never heard of the beer guy but I’m sure gummitch has.
June 25th, 2009 at 6:29 pmI reckon Koh might find the Obama administration a tad mundane
No legal questions about torture, rendition, wiretapping, war
crimes, etc.
He may have to stick to advice on diplomatic relations for a
June 25th, 2009 at 6:33 pmchange.
“After Months of Fear Mogering By tp”…………
June 25th, 2009 at 6:43 pmmongering
June 25th, 2009 at 6:45 pmWhy does kos hate keefy!
June 25th, 2009 at 6:46 pmMogering.
June 25th, 2009 at 6:46 pmby Larry Wohlgemuth
Share this on Twitter – Olbermann = Piece of Crap = Rush Jr. Wed Jun 24, 2009 at 06:57:24 PM PDT
Yeah, you heard what I said and I will scream it at the top of my lungs. Keith Olbermann, he who likes to give out the worst person in the world award, has just garnered the prize from me for the biggest piece of crap in the world.
LOL!
June 25th, 2009 at 6:53 pmRepublicans Love Facts Says:
Why does kos hate keefy!
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? Are you doing random baby talk babble at us now? Is that supposed to mean something?
June 25th, 2009 at 6:54 pmElBruce Says:
Swim in de river of denial much?
June 25th, 2009 at 6:56 pmThe last few days have not been a bonanza for the RNC. Connections to homeland terrorists, marital infidelity by one of the top rated poster boys, and the list is going to grow.
June 25th, 2009 at 6:57 pmThe GOP may just be getting a little nervous, don’t you think?
Conformation of Koh may be the realization that they are fighting windmills and/or they are losing the base support as well as the independents.
I hope Obama’s stalling concerning the torture issues may have been the fact that he did not have a point man. Now he does!
Oh, it’s another “let’s talk about Olbermann” wingnut. OK… I like his show sometimes.
June 25th, 2009 at 7:00 pmIt is not fiscally conservative for taxpayers to be paying the salaied and benefits for (R)s to throw spitballs, disrupt class and play hookey. The obstruction of the party of no is a total waste of money. The (R)s should all be fired and sent home to do their day jobs.
June 25th, 2009 at 7:00 pmWho the hell is Larry Wohlgemuth? Who cares?
June 25th, 2009 at 7:01 pmflight, I love them fighting windmills. And I believe the President is always thinking a couple of moves ahead. I hope so anyway.
June 25th, 2009 at 7:04 pmWhy is it that Palin and Sanford get caught abusing funds spent for their travel and it’s supposed to be alright that they just pay it back. Why aren’t they investigated for the fraud they committed. RLF?
June 25th, 2009 at 7:05 pmRepublicans Love Facts Says:
by Larry Wohlgemuth
Share this on Twitter – Olbermann = Piece of Crap = Rush Jr. Wed Jun 24, 2009 at 06:57:24 PM PDT
Yeah, you heard what I said and I will scream it at the top of my lungs.
Ah, this is what you were talking about. OK. Here’s the link. You do realize that anybody who registers at DailyKos can post their own blog (or “diary”) there, right? You can go there now, register an account and say whatever you want also. Then come back and tell us all about what “DailyKos said.” It’ll be awesome. Go!
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flight Says:
Conformation of Koh may be the realization that they are fighting windmills and/or they are losing the base support as well as the independents.
Well, they could only have delayed it for so long. Time ran out. And they don’t have the votes to really stop anything without a pretty good reason.
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flight Says:
I hope Obama’s stalling concerning the torture issues may have been the fact that he did not have a point man. Now he does!
Here’s hoping. Of course there’ll be a huge amount of paperwork to do before they can announce everything, seeing how much of a mess Bush/Cheney left everything in.
June 25th, 2009 at 7:07 pmRIP Michael Jackson.
June 25th, 2009 at 7:12 pmMel Martinez (FL)…
isn’t he ploanning to retire?
i was hoping he would find it in himself to end his legislative carreer on a high(er) note but going along with doing the right thing…
June 25th, 2009 at 7:15 pmas in the CORRECT thing… for the people, against the “right”…
Congratulations to Harold’s mother and late father, both wonderful people in their own right who raised a brilliant family.
June 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pmwhat are its qualifications?
June 25th, 2009 at 8:08 pmDoodlebug Shayne Says:
I had never heard of the beer guy but I’m sure gummitch has.
Actually met him a couple of times and sat on a board with him. A terrific man. Not just “beer guy”; he wrote some of the best guides to single malts.
June 25th, 2009 at 8:53 pm“Republicans Love Facts”???
Why would Republicans love something they have never had a use for?
June 25th, 2009 at 9:12 pm“Republicans Love Facts, But Only the Ones That They Make Up”?
June 25th, 2009 at 9:32 pmDespite the obstruction and secret holds and sabotage and incessant whining, the GOoPers have lost another little battle. I expect we will become more used to it before too long. All they have left is bluster and a vague hope that their doomsday predictions come true.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:37 pmMaybe President Obama is making the Democrats work by not making recess appointments.
June 25th, 2009 at 9:55 pmJim DeMint tweeted that Koh would allow foreign law (including *gasp* ISLAMIC LAW) to trump the Constitution. Just weak, dude.
June 25th, 2009 at 11:12 pmWhat are all those O’s for? Whatever. I tend to assume anyone that keyboards ROTFLMAO anything is sort of a clod…. It is just so junior highish…
June 26th, 2009 at 12:43 amOh boy how I love that the Independents even post how REDICULOUS TP is!!!
ROTFLMAOOOOOOOO
right-leaning is not independent…although it’s probably because Republican these days is a toxic brand…Independent, it’s the new libertarian…
June 26th, 2009 at 2:24 amFreeMarketLiberal Says:
Oh boy how I love that the Independents even post how REDICULOUS TP is!!!
There’s nothing “independent” about your wingnut site.
Bold added by me – all right-wing code words. This is not politically “independent” at all. Change “right” to “left” in the second paragraph and it could be describing TP.
If it’s really “independent,” then the site owner should be some organization with a reputation for “independence.” But nope, it’s just some guy from Hollywood.
What makes this particular individual’s website “independent?” As far as I can tell he’s just another wingnut. So why cite this guy’s blog as an “independent” news source?
The site you reference itself oddly cites this post, which merely supports Amanda Terkel’s conclusions regarding the Hannity/Turner relationship. And yet, your site calls it a “smear” to point out that Hannity and Turner are linked, saying that we should dig through the comments at Huffpo for proof:
Digging through a comments thread on a website is not an appropriate journalistic citation. Not even for a wingnut. It’s over 8 pages, and I’m not going to click through them all anyway. Fortunately, HuffPo updated that item to include/explain PhilBoyceWABC’s comments:
Here’s Newshounds’ response. It makes for a fascinating read, too fascinating for me to quote a portion of. Well OK, maybe one; I can’t resist:
So your “independent” website is lambasting Terkel for reporting (as they say, “smearing”) that Hannity and Turner have a relationship which (although disputed by Hannity’s program director) has been thoroughly documented by Newshounds. Not very “independent” after all, is it?
The moral of the story: learn to traceback your links before marching in here and telling us what the Interwebs say. If I have to do your homework for you, then things aren’t going to go well for you at all, you stupid wingnut.
June 26th, 2009 at 2:58 amHarry was right. Dawn Johnsen is correct
June 26th, 2009 at 4:54 amThank you..
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