I GUESS THEY MUST BE GETTING CLOSE TO SOMETHING: Reid rips Grassley over Clinton-Abedin probe.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is demanding that Sen. Chuck Grassley drop his hold on dozens of State Department nominations, arguing the Iowa Republican is wasting money to try to bring down Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.

“Why are nonpartisan public service positions being used as political pawns, especially if they are being blocked just because Senator Grassley doesn’t want Hillary Clinton to be the next president of the United States,” Reid said from the Senate floor. “How much money will Republicans in Congress waste to try to bring down Hillary Clinton? We don’t know all the numbers.”
Grassley has blocked nearly two dozen nominations—including roughly 20 foreign service officers. He’s cited a slow response from the administration over questions about Clinton’s use of a private email server and other State Department programs.

Reid called on Grassley to drop his objections, adding that it’s “troubling” that the Iowa Republican, who chairs the Judiciary Committee, would block the nominations.

“He admits that he’s blocking the promotion of these foreign service officers until he gets answers about Secretary Hillary Clinton’s emails and a woman by name of Huma Abedin,” he said, referring to the longtime Clinton aide.

Blocking Obama nominations, at this point, should be the default option.