Reg•Watch apologizes for jumping to conclusions this morning regarding the renomination of Susan Dudley. Apparently, the renomination is a paperwork requirement. The good people at Public Citizen have this to say: The White House was forced to resubmit the nomination within 40 days of the Senate's return from the spring recess, however, in order to ensure that Dudley can be paid a salary as OIRA administrator under section 5503(a) of title 5 of the U.S. Code. Resubmitting the nomination means that Dudley will once again be up for a confirmation hearing in the Senate and, barring any holds, a final vote on her suitability for this powerful office. So despite Reg•Watch's earlier comments, the renomination is not a strategic power-play. It merely ensures Dudley's continuing paychecks. A thousand pardons.