In a nice way, of course.
Mr. Erroll Southers has withdrawn his nomination for chief of the Transportation Security Agency. Because of "politics".
Mr. Southers, a former FBI agent nominated by the White House, has been accused of innapropriately and illegally using his access to FBI files spy on his wife's boyfriend. Unfortunately, he appeared to lie under oath about this incident to Congress. He first admitted that he asked someone to help him "spy" on his wife; when confronted, he changed his story. The White House apparently would not answer further questions about Mr. Southers.
Mr. Southers furthermore refused to answer questions about his position on the unionization of TSA employees (which many feel could possibly endanger our safety) and said that the war on terror was no more important than global warming or the economy. http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/59986
Senator Harry Reid D-Nevada had vowed that he would ram the nomination through come January 20th. Now Mr. Reid won't get the chance.
For Senator DeMint's (R-South Carolina) press release on this, see:
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