How do you know that?
I'm sure he would have preferred to be reappointed in an honorable way. However, the consequences of the 2006 election made that impossible.
The people that wanted to teach Bush and the republicans a lesson helped make this possible.
I agree that conservatives who stayed home in the last election contributed to this situation. But I also think Pace could have been confirmed. Even if I’m wrong, the report was that he wanted to be reappointed. General Pace knows Congress perfectly well — all of the most senior brass do. They’re not little boys. And even if he were not confirmed, the fight would have sent a good signal to the military and would have helped educate more Americans about the Rats.
That’s ridiculous. The consequences of the 2006 elections have nothing to do with the reappointment of General Pace as COS. A single Senator can stop a hearing and subesquently such an appointmment, either in Committee or on the Senate floor, if the Committee votes to send it to the floor for an up or down vote. Even if the dems were in the minority this could be done.
I agree. The hat goes on the American voter. By the time it is over, I hope that they get a bellyfull of Democrats.