"It is an important nomination".
"The head of the Congregation of Bishops is a very important nomination; it determines the ruling class of the Catholic Church for the next 20 years," said Andrea Tornielli, a Vatican expert with the Italian daily newspaper Il Giornale.
The Republicans once again hid behind a cloture vote, a filibuster by another term, to prevent a simple up-or-down vote on this important nomination.
McConnell argued Wednesday on the Senate floor that lawmakers not on the Judiciary Committee should "have a week to evaluate this important nomination".
-- both computer-animated films -- also drew important Oscar nominations.
Perhaps more important, the nomination of General Myers would signal the commitment that Mr. Bush and Donald H. Rumsfeld, the secretary of defense, have toward a space-based missile defense shield.
Not only does the opposite seem true ― the more important a nomination, the more scrutiny it deserves from the Senate ― but Rubio himself took the contrary position on... Rex Tillerson.
Grillo had warned Raggi the day before that "important decisions, like nominations" should now be endorsed by party leadership.
But even if neither man makes it to the Supreme Court, it's important that both nominations be looked at closely.
