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Originally Posted by mbstone
Clearly this nomination was intended to address the concerns of Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) who had held up the confirmation of former nominee Errol Southers. Now that these concerns were addressed, DeMint should have no problem with Gen. Harding, right?
Actually, I recall that DeMint held the nomination because Error, while an FBI employee, used his public office for personal gain (the background check incident), which is a violation of long-standing government ethics rules, and then lied to the Senate about it. On the surface, nearly anybody else would have kept DeMint happy.