I mentioned in my story today about the Washington Examiner that political correspondent Byron York has had the paper’s first big success with a
“„In the past, you’ve probably heard about secret holds in the Senate, in which a single senator hides behind the rules to block a nomination while remaining anonymous. Grassley wouldn’t do that. Fastidious about keeping the public informed on what he’s doing, if Grassley tries to stop a nominee, he’ll do it out in the open, by name, and he’ll tell the White House exactly why he’s doing it. And he’ll keep doing it until he gets what he wants.