Posted on 05/28/2005 12:01:20 PM PDT by concentric circles
No worry, I'd already come to the conclusion late last week that a recess appointment would do no more than preserve the status quo. The President and the House would remain spoilers to the agenda of the Liberals, while the Senate would remain chained by the Libs & RINO's. The President has four years left. We need a functioning Republican Majority. The Republican Senate needs to fix this problem without being bailed out by the President yet again. It's no more, no less, than kicking a child out of the house at 18 to fend for themselves. Time for them to grow up.
Given that the Senate refuses to even vote on the Bolton nomination, I think such an appointment would be entirely appropriate and that the President should do so.
Unless of course the President is using the obstructionism to his own advantage in other ways. Personally I think the refusal to invoke cloture should be the trigger that sets off the nuclear (aka Constitutional, aka Byrd) option for *all* Presidential appointments, including judicial ones.
Not necessarily, about 15% of the bases recommended for closer TO previous BRACs were taken off by the BRAC. I don't know how many, if any were added. Perhaps the BRAC will take another look at Cannon and Luke and switch which one is to be closed and which to remain open. I'm sure Phoenix could use yet another civilian airfield.
...but, enough about the Stone Age Press!
Pray for W and Our Troops
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