Indeed, many people believe that the Senate confirmation process is broken. They have only to point to the failed attempt to nominate Susan Rice, the US ambassador to the United Nations, to be Hillary Clinton’s successor as Secretary of State, or to the similarly gut-wrenching nomination of former Senator Chuck Hagel to be Secretary of Defense.
事实上，很多人认为参议院的确认程序被破坏了。他们只消提一下提名美国驻联合国大使苏珊·赖斯（Susan Rice）继希拉里·克林顿之任为国务卿的失败尝试，或令人痛心疾首的提名前参议员查克·哈格尔（Chuck Hagel）为国防部长。