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For months, Levin personally had held up the confirmation hearings of Bush's appointees who were to design the U.S. antiterrorism strategy – Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Douglas J. Feith, Assistant Secretary of "Defense for International Security Programs J.D. Crouch and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Peter W. Rodman – refusing for apparently partisan purposes to allow them to take office until late July 2001."

"While Levin was holding up their appointments, the incoming Pentagon policy team had no legal or political authority to do their vital jobs"

"This needs to be brought up again and again"

Bump!!

Beginning December 12, 2000, the Clinton administration did everything they could to impede the transition to the Bush administration and the Democrats continued to drag their feet, hold up nominations and act childish. Someone also should point out that the Director of the FBI was not confirmed until August 2, 2001.

That post should be copied and sent to Hannity, Rush and O'Reilly. It goes to the heart of why the Bush Admin. was having difficulty in the early days. The dims have impeded every action the President has attempted. It's a miracle that he has managed to do anything at all.