Do you think Charles Jeffress is learning the ways of Washington, or what? First, he waits months for the White House to get around to nominating him for the top OSHA job. Then exactly one week before his confirmation hearing in the Senate, a group of House and Senate Republicans holds a press conference to unveil their latest legislative proposal to "reform" OSHA. Finally, as his hearing begins, Jeffress finds himself being introduced by two Republicans-Senator Lauch Faircloth and Congressman Cass Ballenger from his home state of North Carolina.
"I'm thoroughly convinced he'll do a great job," says Faircloth. Keep in mind this is a conservative southern Republican talking about a Democratic nominee to run OSHA.