Chapter-a-Day (1): Republican Obstructionism

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G.O.P. Delays on Nominees Raise Tension. (The New York Times, 5/11/2013)

Excerpt:   Nominees at all levels of Washington’s bureaucracy — 117 of them in all, including cabinet secretaries, judges and members of obscure oversight boards — are facing delays. Just last week, the Senate confirmed David Medine, the president’s choice to lead the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board. The time between his nomination and confirmation was 510 days. Every Republican voted no.

Here's a sample from the disturbing Sen  Chuck Grassley.

Wherein he talks about war from the comfy confines of the U.S. Capitol.

For example, would Mr. Medine’s view apply to wartime situations? 

Would we have to admit those whose country was at war with the U.S.?

Old "Blood-and-Guts" Grassley, of course, is not speaking from experience.