Maybe President Bush finished his morning jog early yesterday. Or a lunch date was abruptly cancelled. Whatever the reason, the Washington Post’s Paul Kane reports that the White House decided to nominate three commissioners to the Federal Election Commission yesterday.

With only two commissioners when there are supposed to be six, The FEC currently lacks a quorum. But the nominations are utterly meaningless if Bush – and Mitch McConnell, (R-Ky.) the Senate’s top Republican – continue to insist they be considered in a package with previous nominee Hans von Spakovsky. Democrats have steadfastly refused to confirm von Spakovsky, who they accuse of politicizing voting rights laws. Meanwhile, during an election year there is only a shadow of an election commission.  Read Kane here. MB

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