Do it!

It's sad that Reid even has to ask, as he should've done it years ago.

Just a little of that Bush train of "gettin' it done, no matter what," in Obama would be a fantastic thing.

bang bang whoops...

Never mind.

I like this one better, anyway.

K and R

I've no idea why Obama could not figure this out himself.

What I mean is, why didn't Obama just recess appoint ALL his nominees back then? What is this bs about appointing a few people when he could appoint them all?

From the rank timidity of both Reid and Obama, I'm wondering if their kids were adopted. It doesn't seem to bother them that Mitch McConnell has bigger equipment than they do.
Leaders? Feh!

anymore do they, they just blanket block all nominations, it's been this way since boner became speaker.

And will enjoy all the Grand Ogre Party heads exploding.

Please just do it and show republicans we've had enough of their obstructionist crap.

Until the Bush holdover Edward De Marco is relieved of his acting Directorship at the FHFA, which controls both Fannie & Freddie i.e. over half US mortgages, there cannot be any homeowner mortgage relief or fundamental recovery for the American economy.

DeMarco is as dangerous and powerful as Grover Norquist; he "reigns" supreme at the FHFA because Obama has not been able
to get Smith confirmed.

See Richard Eskow's blog Feb 15, 2012 at Crooks and Liars, "The Ideologue who's Holding Homeowners and the Economy Hostage."

Escrow chronicles the destructive power and policies of Edward Marco at he FHFA, and makes the appointment of Obama's own
Director of the FHFA both essential and urgent.

Who would have thought?

Now if Obama actually does this, I might, just might vote for him again.

I have a tear in my eye.

Not sure what he's doing tomorrow, but it would just be perfectly poetic if he recess-appointed EVERYONE stalled on that list tomorrow, President's Day.

I can dream, can't I?

Of course they would agree to President Obama appointing the administration positions- they just want to appoint the judges because once they are in they cannot remove them. NOWAY are those backward taking away citizens rights corporate thugs republicans getting their hands on any choice of any judge in the federal system so they can rewrite our U.S. Constitution. Nice try republitards but you cannot believe that we would be so stupid as to hand part of our precious checks and balances into the corporate world to do away with our we the people rights!!!! You have been playing in the sandbox too long and are really underestimating the U.S. citizens intelligence and what this country was founded on - our rights not corporation rights. Go swing your corporate backer rights somewhere else in another country that would be a fool enough to believe in your hype. You corporate thugs are so cheap that the republitards who think they are benefiting from the KOOL-Aide your giving them cannot even see the corporate thugs have given the republitards water instead and they don't even notice. SEE THROUGH HAHAHA