Tonight, Barack Obama will host ten House Democrats who voted against the health care bill in November at the White House; he's obviously trying to persuade them to switch their votes to yes. One of the ten is Jim Matheson of Utah. The White House just sent out a press release announcing that today President Obama nominated Matheson's brother Scott M. Matheson, Jr. to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
“Scott Matheson is a distinguished candidate for the Tenth Circuit court,” President Obama said. “Both his legal and academic credentials are impressive and his commitment to judicial integrity is unwavering. I am honored to nominate this lifelong Utahn to the federal bench.
...Scott Matheson appears to have the credentials to be a judge, but was his nomination used to buy off his brother's vote?
This certainly looks suspicious, but I don't know. Maybe this was just the coincidence of the day!
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Obama voter to Obama: You are driving cynicism to new heights.
Malkin: Incorrigibly corrupt or incorrigibly stupid. Take your pick.
