Just four months ago...

…this would have been impossible.

This legislation restores Constitutional checks and balances in the appointment process of interim U.S. Attorneys. It removes a loophole inserted by the prior Republican Congress that permits the indefinite appointment of interim U.S. Attorneys without Senate confirmation.

Despite large majorities (329-78 in the House, 94-2 in the Senate), these measures simply wouldn't have been heard in the Republican Congress. There would be no hearings, no forums for Rove's victims, no subpoenas, and quickly enough, no news.

Elections have consequences.

Just one of the reasons I love America.