Who got nominees faster? Obama or Bush?

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Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press where he argued that President Barack Obama’s track record on getting his nominees confirmed has been pretty good.

“What is the problem here? … He’s getting them faster than President Bush was at the same time in his second term,” McConnell said.

Actually, our analysis showed the opposite is true; McConnell apparently left a key qualifier out of his statement. We rated the statement False. Read our full report for the details.

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