Good one.

Apparently, in similar mysterious fashion as the Great Sequester Game of Chicken disappearing budget football, a game Obama lost, two current Democrat NLRB appointees are disappearing like the football in the cartoon.

Which leaves the Republicans still controlling the Board (?) going on 5+ years of Obama in office.

2 serving Democratic appointees currently on the board will thrown under the bus.

The GOP then allowing Obama to make 2 new appointments sometime later.... and later.... after that the GOP...... might allow a vote.... at some point...... unless of course they don't......Democrat 'hardball' politics I guess. GOP calls the shots when you have the majority and the Oval office.

Reid just said a few days ago he would call up all 7 executive appointees today for up or down votes, and if he didn't get it he would use the 'nuclear option'. Wouldn't want to make Republicans angry, so he caved.

Senate allowed a vote on the nomination of Mr. Cordray, but put aside two nominees for the National Labor Relations Board who the president appointed during a Senate recess, Richard Griffin and Sharon Block. But organized labor would be allowed to recommend their replacement nominees, who would be confirmed before the end of the month.