For several weeks–while torture revelations have dominated headlines and with the scandal still very much alive–Dawn Johnsen has been waiting. She’s Obama’s pick to head the Office of Legal Counsel–the same Justice Department shop that famously blessed Bush-era interrogation policies–and her strong stance on that issue has united Republicans against her. But that’s not her biggest problem. Her biggest problem is that Harry Reid has not been able to muster enough Democrats to overcome a filibuster threat.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=142744