White House leg affairs guy needs introducing; Women leading defense firms; and a Perez filibuster (read-this roundup) Posted at 10:28 AM ET, 03/12/2013 Will GOP senators filibuster the nomination of Tom Perez?Here's what the Loop is reading Tuesday: Meet the new guy - The new White House legislative affairs director isn't so well-known on the Hill. But the White House apparently didn't want a glad-hander. On the defense - Talk about "leaning in" in a tough industry: three top defense contractors have women chiefs. Another Cabinet filibuster - Republicans will probably find something in Tom Perez's resume they don't like - but will it be enough to filibuster him? A winter's tale - She's puttin" the Christ back in Christmas: former somethingortheother Sarah Palin is writin" a Christmas book. It's about "returning the Christmas holiday back to its religious purpose and downplaying the commercialism that has come to define it." Okay, then.