Obama Warns GOP He Will Use Recess Appointments

Source: Huffington Post

In a surprise appearance before the White House press corps on Tuesday, President Barack Obama announced he would consider using recess appointments to get his nominees to their posts if Senate Republicans deny them an up-or-down vote.

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"In our meeting I asked the congressional leadership to put a stop to these holds in which nominees for critical jobs are denied a vote for month," he said. "Surely we can set aside partisanship and do what's traditionally been done with these nominations."

"If the Senate does not act, and I made this very clear," Obama continued, "I will consider making several recess appointments during the upcoming recess because we can't afford to let politics stand in the way of a well functioning government."

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Noting the length that some nominations have been held up in Congress as well as the blanket hold that Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) placed on all presidential nominees last week, Obama called on lawmakers to "get past the tired debates that have plagued our politics."


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:applause:

Recess appointments are just place-holders but are necessary when there's an opposition party putting too many obstacles in the way for political muscle. Bush used them all the time, turnabout.

And yes, it is anouy time. And he needs to follow through and not just threaten.

hopefully will do? That just gives repugs something else to beat him over the head with.

Show some intestinal fortitude, for once.

Don't just talk about it - DO IT.

:applause:

we were lauding Harry Reid in 2007 for having the balls to do what the Repugs will do (and the "liberal media" will most likely focus on, while it pretty much ignored it when Dems were doing it) with political grandstanding ...

I won't be holding my breath

Recess appoint every one of the pending appointments. I sure ta hell don't wanna see Airbus get to build planes for our military just to appease the obstructionist's agenda! ENOUGH caving to those self-serving ass holes! :grr:

It is sneaky and it is dishonorable.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33310.pdf

See especially Table 1 (p. 5)

Table 1. Recess Appointments by President George W. Bush to
Full- and Part-Time Positions, January 20, 2001-October 31, 2008
Positions 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008a Total
Full-time 1 19 14 30 8 23 4 0 99
Part-time 0 3 24 15 13 17 0 0 72
Total 1 22 38 45 21 40 4 0 171

and a full list Table 4 (p. 14)


See? Proof that a Republican president would never do anything so under-handed.

Wait...did I read that right?

Betcha Rham Knows !

By not recessing. It's health care, health care and more health care. Tell them straight out you will not have a recess until America has health care. You will not leave DC until Health Care is passed or 2012 which ever comes first. Unless Obama is re-elected. Then they will not leave DC until America has health Care or 2016. Which ever comes first. Obama needs to tell them he is prepared to set the Presidential record for most special sessions called. He's tried being nice and he's bipartisan. Now it's to put his foot down and kick butt. Nobody leaves DC until America has health care.

:wow:

If the republicans scream loud enough, he'll be backpedaling by tomorrow.

Now sit down, don't ask, and don't tell.

they lost the election. They just want to rape the Democratic Party, but they want the Mace off the table!

To hell with them.

Force it.

Maybe a strongly worded letter should come first.

:sarcasm:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4262893&mesg_id=4262893 :patriot:

With all the goddamned signing statements and recess appointments that Dimson made, I'll be glad to grant Obama at least a dozen freebies.

.. but put me firmly in the "I'll believe it when I see it" camp.

I'm sorry, but I've lost faith in Obama's willingness to perform the tough, necessary follow-throughs. No sense in a tentative announcement of this kind, Mr. President; you ought to know by now that it won't get you any points from the Republicans----just DO it.......