Boring cabinet confirmation hearings no one cares about ROUNDUP!!!

Tom Vilsack vows to make sure his is the least watchable confirmation hearing ever.

Everyone's wringing their hands over Eric Holder and Tim Geithner. But what about the other nominees? The ones who are sailing right through their confirmation hearings? The ones who pay their taxes and don't pardon guys who illegally trade with Iran? It's time to take a look at the boring cabinet confirmation hearings no one cares about with our Boring Cabinet Confirmation Hearings No One Cares About ROUNDUP!!!

Secretary of Agriculture! No more sleepless nights for Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack. He's almost guaranteed to be confirmed as Agriculture secretary after a hearing that overturned no stones and revealed nothing worth remarking upon. Vilsack said at his hearing that as Secretary of Agriculture, he plans to pursue alternative fuel sources to produce ethanol. No one was heard to respond, "Yeah no shit," but not everyone in the hearing was mic'd.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs! According to the New York Times, Retired Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric K Shinseki was "showered with praise" by the senate confirmation committee (we're taking the Times' word for it because we can't be expected to watch this crap). Shinseki pledged at his hearing that as Secretary of Veterans Affairs, he would work to improve the affairs of veterans. Shinseki's confirmation hearing did raise the question amongst observers as to whether committee members are permitted to crawl under their desks to nap during the more devastatingly uneventful confirmation hearings.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator! Lisa P Jackson, nominee to head the EPA, said at her hearing that if confirmed she would restore scientific integrity to the Agency, a statement that came close to being worth repeating to another human, since it could be interpreted as a direct rebuke to the handling of the agency under Bush. Jackson was evasive, however, on questions about regulating tailpipe emissions or carbon dioxide, only stating that the issues would be given "speedy review." There were no reports of anyone responding, "Yeah, you probably would give those issues review since that would be your frigging job. Breaking! EPA Administrator nominee promises that if confirmed she would carry out duties of EPA Administrator!" Jackson is also likely to be confirmed and neither you nor we really care all that much.

AND NOW, BACK TO FIGURING OUT WHICH INAUGURATION PARTY YOU PLAN TO GET DRUNK AT NEXT TUESDAY!

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"Agriculture Pick’s Hearing Is Smooth" -NYTimes