Another possibility is that they were thrown into the fire knowing they'd fail confirmation, thereby removing them from circulation.

And poor Matt gave up his Senate job. Oh well.

How much longer do I have to hold my breath? Are we almost there?

love love love Robyn Hitchcock

I don't think he's going to make it through conformation, but who would have thought we'd be in this situation in the first place. May you live in interesting times truly is a curse.