[WilliamofCarmichael]

a GOP-led Congress doesn't have to fund his position ?

I thought a recess appointment was good until the end of the current Congress. For example John Bolton's recess appointment as our UN ambassador.

[C210N]

The Constitution states, and I quote: "The President shall have Power to fill up all Vacancies that may happen during the Recess of the Senate, by granting Commissions which shall expire at the End of their next Session."

Thus its only good till the end of the current congress, AND, IMHO, more importantly, ONLY if the vacancy opens up during the recess. Did the vacancy occur during the week-long recent recess?

[Enterprise]

If the GOP takes back the House in 2010, it still won't be a GOP led House until January 2011, when the recess appointment of Berwick will end. Berwick can do a LOT of damage in just a few months.

Have Michelle Bachmann be speaker of the House instead of linguine Boehner and maybe she will show them how to defund the corrupocrats.