To: csmusaret
We certainly have not had a news force do a decent job of explaining that Senate confirmation! I think that he got a fourth star to go with his new job, and the Senate has to approve that raise, not the appointment, per se.
I could be way off base, though.
769 posted on
01/28/2007 4:59:03 PM PST by
maica
(America will be a hyperpower that's all hype and no power -- if we do not prevail in Iraq)
To: maica; csmusaret
I think that he got a fourth star to go with his new job, and the Senate has to approve that raise, not the appointment, per se.
The vote (81-0) was to confirm his promotion to General. The Senate does confirm certain military appointments such as Chief of Staff etc.. The Senate vote on Petraeus, however, was to confirm his nomination "to General."
784 posted on
01/28/2007 5:29:15 PM PST by
PerConPat
(A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground.-- Mencken)
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