If Barack is sworn in. This idiot Spakovsky will be doing his best to make sure that never happens.

Since I encourage skepticism towards all, I am hardly going to deny what you say about my motives.
I would like to know, however, how you can justify me as a 'shill,' presumably of McCain, when I have repeatedly stated that I believe the administration is engaged in criminal activity and McCain is set to continue them. My criticisms of the Democrats are about their inability to correctly characterize the Administration's actions as criminal in nature, apart from a few figures like Kucinich.
Bush's appointment of this vote-suppressing Fascist is precisely what one expects of a criminal. That is why I took issue with the SURPRISE expressed by Obama's spokesman.If Ortiz had said

"Von Spakovsky's controversial record on voting rights is the REASON Bush appointed him, because he wants to completely subvert the federal entity charged with ensuring that voting rights are not violated,"

I would have been much happier. And then Ortiz could have pointed out that Bush subverts federal agencies that protect our food supply, environment, and national security. That is a message that would win him the election.

My point was that Obama's reaction fits a larger pattern of Democratic leaders expressing shock at entirely predictable actions of the Adminitstration.
For example, last year, Nancy Pelosi expressed shock at Anne Nord's total indifference to the importation of high-lead children's toys from China; but we know that Bush appointed Nord precisely because of her antagonism to regulations, lead-afflicted chlidren be damned.
Similarly, some Democrats expressed shock that AG Mukasey turned out to be just as much an obfuscator of justice as Gonzales. But during the SJC hearings, Mukasey made it clear that he wasn't going to enforce the U.S. Constitution in any way, and he was true to his word.this should have been evident to Sen. Schumer, who cast a crucial vote (with fellow Dem Feinstein) to approve him. Schumer later professed disappointment in Mukasey's behavior- which I have to believe is a pure lie, since Schumer cannot be that stupid.
Two years ago, Bush tried to get John Bolton, a man who said the U.N. Building could stand to lose a few stories off its top, as U.N. Ambassador. Anyone shocked that Bush wanted a neocon warmonger who wanted to U.N. Building's top blown off for U.N. Ambassador just hadn't been paying attention.

That is why I reacted as I did to Obama's comment. The sad thing is, eight years into the worst Presidency in history, every piece of news would have been "unbelievable" ten years ago. But now, the word has lost its meaning completely.