Tepid Reviews for Nussle Pick

• By Steven T. Dennis and Emily Pierce
• Roll Call Staff
• June 20, 2007, Midnight

With bipartisan budget talks dead in the water and nasty veto fights over spending bills looming, President Bush on Tuesday named combative former House Budget Chairman Jim Nussle (R-Iowa) to replace former Rep. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) as head of the Office of Management and Budget.