HERB KOHL ON THE WARPATH: Dem senator threatens to block nominee over DEA painkiller rules. “President Obama’s nominee to lead the Drug Enforcement Administration is being held up over a Democratic senator’s demand that the DEA allow nurses to deliver powerful painkillers to nursing home patients. The DEA’s top spot has been vacant for more than three years, but Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) has vowed to block Michele Leonhart’s nomination unless the agency bends to his wishes.”

When I saw the headline I thought it had something to do with the Siobhan Reynolds travesty, but no such luck.