If Republicans truly plan to filibuster Dawn Johnsen–Obama’s Office of Legal Counsel chief-designate–Democrats will be able to point to a long record of Republican statements decrying the very idea of obstructing a President’s prerogative to choose his cabinet officials and advisers. The group People for the American Way is circulating a document quoting several high profile Republicans who once decried the practice in no uncertain terms.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=144061