Senate Republicans To Block Obama Recess Appointments

[Swede]

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

[CBHagman]

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.

[Angry Dragon]

2. Then they better be in their office

and on the Senate floor

[CBHagman]

3. This happens to have been a Washington Examiner editorial...

...endorsed by the Freepers.

Surprise, surprise.

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

[samrock]

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??

[no_hypocrisy]

5. They'd rather give up a nice holiday week-end for nothing.

[99th_Monkey]

6. To be fair, I thing Harry Reid did this during Bush years several times. nt