Huh?? Can someone please explain this to me?
Sure - all Senators have the power to place a hold on a nominee. This is done by both parties.
This makes the 2nd or third---Clinton and Murray are holding up the nominee for HHS (I think) because they want the "morning after" pill to be sold over the counter---
The problem with Mr. Carper's case is---he says that he is holding up Mr. Johnson who is a very qualified and good candidate because he doesn't want this person to be unduly pressured by the White House---
SO- his solution is to pressure congress to hold up this very good person---
Huh? that is what my mother used to call "cutting off your nose to spite your face"----
Actually though he is just minding Reid, who had given the marching orders to obstruct, obstruct, obstruct any and every nominee that Bush sends to them for confirmation---
THAT is all this is!