Anger Mounts over Senator Kyl UIGEA Nitpicking
Written by Renee K | Monday, January 18th, 2010
Republican senator Jon Kyl has a bone to pick with the current Obama administration over delays in the implementation of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act, and is allegedly penalizing the entire US population because of this nitpicking. Political analysts are accusing Kyl of stalling the appointment of Treasury nominees in retaliation for the postponement of the UIGEA until June this year.
The stalling has let to a ridiculous situation where there is nobody to fill the role of the Under Secretary of the Treasury.
Many are questioning how exactly the government is supposed to run without key figures in Treasury amidst one of the greatest financial crisis this country has seen.
The Obama Administration is currently looking to fill top positions, including the Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, the Assistant Secretary for International Economics and Development and the Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy.
There is no doubt that anyone – regardless of their views on internet gambling and poker playing – can see that these positions have to be filled as soon as possible for the Treasury to run effectively.
Angry bloggers have harshly criticized Kyl’s tactic of implementing the hold rule, which is a convention that is almost non existent today.
Political analysts have also had their say, with many slamming Kyl for his strategy. One such expert, Matthew Yglesias, had no kind words for the Senator.
“This, ladies and gentlemen, is your modern United States Senate,” he wrote. “If there’s some random crap that nobody cares about, it just takes one Senator with a bee in his bonnet to ruin everything for everyone who would like to live in a country with a properly administered government. There are six Treasury nominees still awaiting action being held up by Kyl.”
“This is a ludicrous way to run a country,” he continued. “Amidst a global economic meltdown, we can’t get confirmation for the international economics officials. Not because the senate has a problem with them, but because one guy isn’t happy with the delay of some internet gambling regulations.”
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