Obama Warns GOP He Will Use Recess Appointments

n 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.

Speaking to reporters shortly after he met with a bipartisan group of congressional leaders, Obama said that he informed Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) that he would "consider" such a course of action if the GOP obstructionism continued.

"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." <snip>

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/09/obama-warns-gop-he-will-u_n_455384.html

That's what I'm talkin' about! A little more this, a little less of the other and we might have a chance of saving this country. Hope the NLRB nominee is first on that list.

. . . he really has no choice. I think this was behind the partial release reported today on the hold that republican cretin had on 70 of his nominees.

why do dems always have to pass around their playbook to the opposition?:grr:

He is putting it out that the repugs are being obstructionists. It is a point that should be made loudly every time they do it.

Obama 2012 The Considerer

shit you've taken on the Prez in the last hour or so.

Do you have anything to add to any conversation, or are you just gonna keep it up with the feces??

:applause:

now lets appoint some real progressives

John Bolton was a recess appointment. Bush made 167 in his first 6 years in office. The Republicans should not be outraged over this. But they will be none the less.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recess_appointment

Mz Pip

obama is OBSESSED with republican approval.
what does he think this little press conference will make the gop tremble in fear? lol.

But the GOP is full of bluffing.

You, not the Prez.

They are preventing appointments, this has nothing to do with wanted repug approval.

It's a mature style but I wish he would hurry it up a little. Maybe they'll start playing ball after he does a few things without them.

Use 'dem old GOP ploys....

wake up and realize the rethugs don't give a damn about us,just our vote and big business.?

...when they have RusHanniBeck telling them that Obama is a radical (laughable at best) and all his appointments will be radical, Kenyan, muslims they're more than happy to abide obstructionism. Even at their own detriment.