What is the point

I dont like making negative posts but I have to say it... what the hell was all the delay about? Four months of arguing over the Iraqi president and who do you get? His deputy from the same party. *sigh*. So what exactly was the point for all that bickering while Iraq bleeds? I mean what change of any substance can be extracted from the new nominee? It reminds me of an old Ben Elton joke - a suit with bugger all in it was replaced with the deputy of the suit with bugger all in it.