Political Grapevine: 11/10

" And now some fresh pickings from the political grapevine daily Kos blog -- founder mark his beliefs is is telling his fellow liberals. To ditch the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Because the money could be going to moderate Democrats who voted against the house health care bill. Only just writes quote skip any donations to the DCCC. Their first priority is incumbent retention. And there are necessarily issue agnostic. They'll be dumping millions into defending these seats instead. Give to those elected officials who best reflects your values. The politico calls it a dangerous little challenge to the democratic establishment the GOP is loving the post post. The triple -- C chairman Chris van Holland congressman van Holland tells Fox News quote. It would be a mistake to take any measures that would jeopardize a large and vibrant democratic majority. Nearly 200 top positions in the administration remain vacant a full year after President Obama was elected. USA today reports the backlog puts President Obama behind his predecessors. In terms of the amount of time taken to fill key jobs. The Senate has confirmed 366. Obama nominees compared with 421. At this point for president George W. Bush. And 379. For President Clinton at a federal bureaucracy expert says quote Obama is well on pace right now to set a new record in terms of lateness. There is no one permanently in that in charge of Medicare or Medicaid at a time when the president is pushing healthcare reform in congress. A former administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Says the timing isn't good without a permanent administrator in place. Sarah Palin told an audience at a Wisconsin right to life fund raiser Friday that there has been a lot of change of late. And took a few moments to discuss the presidential one dollar points. Palin said she had been talking to a friend about how the phrase in god we trust had been moved to the edge of the new corns and not on either side saying who calls a shot like that who makes a decision like that it is a disturbing trend. Politico writes quote unsaid but implied it was that the new democratic White House was behind such a move to sector realize. The nation's currency. But in actuality the course design was commissioned in 2005. When Republicans controlled congress and then was approved by then President Bush. Adding to that in 2007 congress reversed the 2005 decision. And move the phrase in god we trust back to the face of the --"