The Secretary of Labor can’t get confirmed. Her own party is blocking her.

Normally, this wouldn’t be worth commenting on, even though Julie Su is not only fully qualified but also is actually doing the job right now. The Democrats, as we all know, are their own worst enemies and always have been. Rather than focusing on their opponents, they spend most of their time in office eating their own young. It’s been going on so long now, it’s acquired the force of tradition.

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