Sen. Shelby (R-AL) released his blanket holds on Obama nominees this morning -- but he's maintaining his holds on a few unnamed nominees he says are directly related to "the Air Force tanker acquisition until the new Request for Proposal is issued."

Shelby statement after the jump ...

A lot of House Republicans are walking away from the Ryan GOP shadow budget. But not Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN). She supports privatizing Social Security and abolishing Medicare in favor of a system of insurance vouchers for the elderly, as advocated in the Ryan budget proposal.

We're looking to see what others are saying. Let us know what you hear.

This one's for Danny Abramowicz, Tom Dempsey, Archie Manning (though he may not feel it yet), George Rogers, the Dome Patrol, Eric Martin, Dalton Hilliard, Bobby Hebert, and all those other Saints: