Obama nominated Representative John McHugh to be Secretary of the Army, a job that two people have been fired from in the last four years.
Thousands of troops have been deployed from McHugh’s district, which includes Fort Drum.
“In tapping McHugh, the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, Obama sidelines yet another senior GOP lawmaker,” writes Jonathan Martin.
It’s a victory for Democrats, writes The Hill, because they haven’t been able to come close to unseating him.
In light of the McHugh nomination, Bill Pascoe thinks New York may become the new Massachusetts.
There was no mention of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” in the announcement.
