Senate Republicans To Block Obama Recess Appointments

Swede

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Thu May-26-11 08:17 PM
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Senate Republicans To Block Obama Recess Appointments

Republicans will block President Obama from making any recess appointments during the Senate's Memorial Day break -- including a long-awaited nomination of Elizabeth Warren to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The Senate will remain in pro-forma session because Republicans plan to object to the unanimous consent required to adjourn. The parliamentary maneuver will prevent the Senate from officially going into recess next week, denying Obama a chance for recess appointments even though Republicans openly acknowledge that they don't expect any.

"Senate Republicans are doing this just in case," said a House GOP aide.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/05/house-gop-unlikely-to-block-obama-from-making-recess-appointments-after-all.php?ref=dcblt

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CBHagman

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Thu May-26-11 08:22 PM
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1. Spite is a character flaw, not a policy.

Then again, Mitch McConnell said the top GOP priority was denying Obama a second term. Looks like the only jobs the 'cans are concerned about are the ones they stop Democrats or Democratic appointees from getting.

Hey! I think I've just come up with a partial text for a LTTE.

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Angry Dragon

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Thu May-26-11 08:23 PM
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2. Then they better be in their office

and on the Senate floor

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CBHagman

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Thu May-26-11 08:34 PM
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3. This happens to have been a Washington Examiner editorial...

Edited on Thu May-26-11 08:36 PM by CBHagman

...endorsed by the Freepers.

Surprise, surprise.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2724226/posts

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samrock

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Thu May-26-11 08:37 PM
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4. Hmmm I belive during George W's 8 years he made 92 such

appointments.. Why didn't the democrats in the senate use this trick to stop them??

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no_hypocrisy

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Thu May-26-11 08:40 PM
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5. They'd rather give up a nice holiday week-end for nothing.

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99th_Monkey

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Fri May-27-11 01:07 AM
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6. To be fair, I thing Harry Reid did this during Bush years several times. nt

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