CSPAN: Another Quicky Senate Session

[LSK]

Thank you Jack Reed.

[LSK]

1. and just like that, done

[femmocrat]

2. That was interesting, though.

Are they in session to prevent interim appointments?

[Richardo]

4. Yes.

But don't tell anyone - Reid is a clueless incompetent, you know. ;-)

[babylonsister]

9. I get it - he's to be emulated because he's a sterling example of

how every Dem should act. :eyes: I wish if I said this or thought it enough it would be true, but that's not how it works.

[Richardo]

10. Hey, he did something right

Is it too much to acknowledge that?

[babylonsister]

11. No. This was a good move and I've posted more than once to

that effect. But to claim he's a clueless incompetent sarcastically doesn't help his case. In some instances, he has been. Just felt the need to point that out.

[LSK]

5. Yes

I saw Jim Webb and Byron Dorgan hold sessions last week.

[CatWoman]

7. someone posted a thread saying that these tactics will backfire

against Reid -- how and why, I don't know........

[frogcycle]

16. "these tactics"

are admittedly "working the system" which is exactly what the pugs have been doing for years. OF COURSE they will cry foul. And of course their loyal idiot chorus will buy it. But that does not constitute a backfire - it is just throwing the dogs a bone to growl over.

[bdamomma]

3. Thank you Senator Reed

someone has to babysit this tyrant.

[skooooo]

6. huh?

What are you talking about?

[LSK]

8. The Dems in the Senate are doing 30 second Senate sessions

So the Senate is not officially out of session, and Bush cannot do any recess appointments. That is how John Bolton became our UN Rep.

[frogcycle]

12. so how was bush able to do a "pocket veto" of the funding bill?

[malaise]

14. He can't

That bill will pass. - ten days and no signature. Get the :popcorn:

[frogcycle]

15. has it been ten?

or does he still have time to veto?

damn, it would be funny if they f'd that up too!

[malaise]

20. Ten days have already passed

:popcorn: time!

[LSK]

18. I didnt know he needed Congress in session to veto stuff

:shrug:

[frogcycle]

19. he doesn't

If congress is in session, it becomes law if he does not veto. If congress is not in session it dies. That's a "pocket veto." That's what I read the other day he was doing with this one. Just ignoring it, rather than come out and sign a veto. But if they are in session, it becomes law without being signed. He could end up accidentally letting it through - with no "signing statements."

[malaise]

13. Bravo Dems

Now let Bush discuss his veto

[ThomWV]

17. Frame: DEMOCRATS SUCCESSFULLY BLOCK BUSH RECESS APPOINTMENT

Just to put things in proper perspective.