Seven down…

By unanimous consent, the Senate has just confirmed Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy; Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education; Janet Napolitano, for Homeland Security, Peter Orszag as Director of the office of Management and Budget; Ken Salazar as Secretary of the Interior; Eric K. Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture.

More in the next day or two after some political games have been played, but that's a strong start. The Republicans had best beware. I don't think the public has much patience left for pointless obstructionism.

Change keeps coming...

This, on the other hand…

…I'm 100% behind...

Hilda Solis to Labor

…because she's been 100% behind these folks.

Representative Solis supported the interests of the AFL-CIO 100 percent in 2007.

Representative Solis supported the interests of the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees 100 percent in 2007.

Representative Solis supported the interests of the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers Int 100 percent in 2007.

Representative Solis supported the interests of the Service Employees International Union 100 percent in 2007.

Representative Solis supported the interests of the United Auto Workers 100 percent in 2007.

In 2007 United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers rated politicians in selected states. They gave Representative Solis a rating of 100.

In 2007 International Brotherhood of Boilermakers gave Representative Solis a grade of 100.

In 2007 Utility Workers Union of America gave Representative Solis a grade of 100.

Just imagine, a Secretary of Labor who's a Secretary for Labor.