Stern To Step Down At SEIU; Hasn't Chosen His Ambassadorship Yet

SEIU President, heavy Obama supporter and union thug-in-chief Andrew Stern has decided to resign from his current position, one he's held nearly 14 years.

White House Officials indicated that Mr. Stern has yet to tell the President where to appoint him.

Baggage Handling

The idea that having an appointed head of TSA would have averted last week's close call is a little stupid, but it hasn't stopped Democrats from slamming Jim DeMint for holding up the president's appointment for TSA head, a Mr. Erroll Southers. On an unrelated note, there really should be more men named Erroll.

Outrageous that those nasty GOP obstructionists would play politics with national security, right? Unbelievable that this vital position would go unfilled, thanks to the Republicans, right?

Well, not really. This job is so vital to national security that a nominee was picked in September. I'm not a math whiz, but September minus January=8 months. His nomination was not voted out of committee in mid-November. And DeMint's issue with Mr. Southers is that he wants to unionize the airport screeners. DeMint's stance is perhaps a system that rewards longevity instead of performance wouldn't make for the most diligent baggage and passenger screeners.

The Wall Street Journal captures the saga well.