I don't blame Dawn Johnson one bit for getting fed up with the brain dead political crap being played in the Senate over every conceivable thing including her nomination.  And, by his past behavior, seeing how Obama will eventually fight for things only when it starts to negatively effect the future of his political fortunes, one would have to be brain dead or purposefully blind to overlook that pink elephant in the room.  So no wonder Johnson has moved on: which for me is a shame because she would have been a very welcome addition to and a much needed change in the Office of Legal Counsel.  

So, another one bites the dust.  How many buses are there now, I wonder, for all of those flung under it starting with the Reverend Jeremiah Wright?

OLC under Bush was a disaster, and everyone knew it; Johnsen's nomination was supposed to signal that Obama's OLC would not be on the same order.  Turns out, though, that she was just a bone, lip service to liberals, a sop to those who wanted the Constitution to mean something.  

The proof of the pudding is, as always, in the eating, and Obama's policy decisions on a host of issues have been counter to what many believe would have been the advice of a Dawn Johnsen-led OLC, so, it's hard not to come to the conclusion that Obama was perfectly happy with the symbolism of Johnsen's nomination, unencumbered as he was with a non-compliant OLC.

So...who will be nominated in her place?  Someone who, over a year into Obama's term will continue to pave the way for Obama to carry out things like orders to assassinate an American citizen, or someone likely to make those kinds of things harder?

Hmmm...I wonder.