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Alleged Discriminator Withdraws Nomination for Employee Discrimination Panel
We reported a couple of weeks ago on one David Palmer's nomination to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Palmer, who heads the employee litigation section of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, had left a number of career employees dismayed with his handling of the section -- namely its official direction (away from protecting minorities from discrimination) and his personal leadership (treating subordinates with "disdain and contempt"). The former employees also noted in their letter opposing his nomination that Palmer was also the subject of at least one employment discrimination complaint.
Palmer, apparently, has had enough of the mounting opposition to his nomination. From The Washington Post:
David Palmer, whose nomination to chair the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission had languished for nearly a year, withdrew his name over the weekend, bitterly complaining that partisanship in the confirmation process has gotten out of control...."I have received what can only be called a crash course in how bitterly partisan the nomination process has become," he wrote in his withdrawal letter to Bush.
Comments (7)
smass wrote on August 6, 2007 12:46 PM:Last time I remember a withdrawl like this, it was a guy named Sam Fox. And, as we all know, he never got appointed to a government position. Right?
bobh wrote on August 6, 2007 1:13 PM:I smell a recess appointment.
Scott L wrote on August 6, 2007 2:46 PM:Maybe they will give him a job at the ACLU. After all he has done such a fine job for the people of our country.
Caye wrote on August 6, 2007 5:33 PM:Gonzo isn't quitting this month, is he? I agree with you bobh. You'd think the Dems would be wise to this. (oh, no an oxymoron: Dems/wise in the same sentence).
Hanging Judge wrote on August 6, 2007 5:38 PM:"I have received what can only be called a crash course in how bitterly partisan the nomination process has become." This is just another slight permutation of the Rove mantra of blaming the opposition for what you yourself are guilty of. Mr. Palmer has no one but his party for the partisinship situation. I don't know the specific facts, but if true to form, Palmer's title, if appointed, would more appropriately be "Unequal Opportunity Employment Commissioner".
Richard L. Adlof wrote on August 6, 2007 5:45 PM:WIMP! Come back and take public scrutiny like a man!
I wonder how the NASCAR folk will feel about a Republican who can't face being called a racist. You'd think the bastrard would be proud of his white hood moments . . .
Anon wrote on August 7, 2007 9:15 AM:Ha-ha-ha. Partisanship. Why won't these democrats stop with their ceaseless partisanship and embrace appointing bigots to positions designed to amelioriate racism and injustice? Please, can't we hear some words from Orrin Hatch about those vicious democrat ideologues? His words are like balm on the wounds of this nation.