Phil Washington's Utter Lack of Qualifications Took Him Down

If those were the only two issues, my guess is Phil Washington would be confirmed. The Democrats would have happily ignored that and ignored the public corruption. What took Washington down was his utter and complete lack of qualifications. At his hearing, I asked him systematically. Did he have any aviation experience? No. You ever worked as an air traffic controller? No. Ever worked for a company that manufactures airplanes? No. Have you ever flown a plane? No. Never been a commercial airline pilot? No. Anybody that wasn't getting their way could just sue.