Obama's Controversial TSA Pick Withdraws His Name

Politico: President Obama’s nominee to lead the Transportation Security Administration withdrew from consideration Wednesday, saying his appointment had “become a lightning rod for those who have chosen to push a political agenda at the risk of the safety and security of the American people.” Errol Southers’s nomination had been stalled due to a hold placed by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.), who said he had concerns about whether Southers would implement collective bargaining for TSA employees. Southers was also dogged by concerns about an episode in which he, as an FBI agent, used law enforcement resources to run a background check on his estranged wife’s boyfriend.