And the fact that the McCain camp seems to have started seriously vetting Palin after nominating her, only now sending lawyers and researchers to Alaska, reflects especially badly on McCain himself.
A student applies to West Point only after being nominated by a prominent military or government official.
After nominating Darlene Love for membership in the Hall, Van Zandt lamented that if the Rolling Stones were beginning now, his radio show, the "Underground Garage," would be the only one to play them.
Per city law, a vacancy in the superintendent role is filled only after the Chicago Police Board nominates three candidates to the mayor.
It was only after he was nominated by Trump to be commerce secretary that he asked all his "dozen or so" household employees to prove they were legally allowed to work in the U.S. "This one employee was unable to and therefore was terminated," Ross said at his confirmation hearing.
No one was surprised that celebrations were taking place before a single ballot was cast; President Assad was, after all, the only candidate nominated by the ruling Ba'ath party.
But China's central government has ruled out amending its August 31st decision that Hong Kong could elect its leader in 2017 only after a closed nominating committee vets the candidates.
After all, Obama has the authority to decide not only who he nominates, but both when and how a nomination is ultimately sent to the Senate.
A full eight months after his inauguration as president, Ashraf Ghani has only just nominated a defence minister, who is yet to be approved by parliament.
The Sheffield-born player is the only Englishman nominated, while Real Madrid's Bale represents Wales after his heroics at Euro 2016.
