[JohnHuang2]

Quote of the Day by hflynn

[scooby321]

Yet Scalia was Voted out of Sen Kennedy's Committee

[mombonn]

Mr. Daschle issued a statement calling Mr. Bush's action "regrettable."

But, was tiny tom "disappointed"???

The blatant bias in this hit piece has me chewing on my desk.

The good news? It's in SATURDAY'S paper. Old news by Monday. A modified play from the clintbilly play book.

[Caipirabob]

The president's action could complicate his relations with the Senate, where Senator Tom Daschle, who is the majority leader, and a handful of other top Democrats adamantly objected to the nominations.

I'd like to know just exactly how much worse this relationship could get with "Lil' Tommy Dasch-hole" in charge. Outside of a fistfight, ol' "small hands and small feet makes for a mean disposition" Dasch-hole has made it clear he intends to bring all Bush attempts to save the country to a complete halt.

Small wonder that over 50% of the American public views the Democrats as trying to ruin the economy and hurt the American people in favor of party politics.

One must wonder just who's politics this involves since their current equation tends to eliminate any potential properity for the American people in the near future.

One thing is clear. Tom "Despite the size it's perfectly functional" Dasch-hole isn't on the side of America. Actions making such a statement of the intent from an internal enemy have never been made more clear.

[cricket]

"The president's action could complicate his relations with the Senate, where Senator Tom Daschle, who is the majority leader, and a handful of other top Democrats adamantly objected to the nominations."

. . .definitely time for Bush to complicate his 'relationship' with this power-wielding gnat. . .hope for the best of complications. . .

[Semper Paratus]

The president's action could complicate his relations with the Senate

Au contraire, this clarifies the relationship, you play hardball, I play hardball.
Tommy just got a heater under the chin.

[randita]

"We also said it appeared that Mr. Scalia's record of hostility toward worker protections would have made his confirmation unlikely," Mr. Daschle said.

Buzz. Puffy D. is again playing fast and loose with facts. If it is true that Scalia would not have been confirmed, Daschle would have brough it up for a vote in a second, to embarass Bush. In truth, Scalia would have been easily confirmed. Daschle was just seeking to appease the far leftists who hate SCOTUS Justice Antonin Scalia.

[Logophile]

President Bush used a backdoor procedure to appoint two nominees . . . .

"Backdoor"? That word implies that the procedure was both secret and illicit. It was neither. The president acted in public, not in secret; and he has authority under the Constitution to do what he did (as even the author admits).

I wonder if the New York Times ever used "backdoor" to describe any of Bill Clinton's recess appointments.

[Aeronaut]

Mr. Scalia, who will occupy the Labor Department's third highest position and serve as the secretary's legal adviser, found himself in the cross hairs of organized labor because of his opposition to some worker protection initiatives.

Mr. Scalia, who will occupy the Labor Department's third highest position and serve as the secretary's legal adviser, found himself in the cross hairs of organized labor because of his father.

[xzins]

a majority of senators can remove them at any time.

Following this comment, I reread the Constitution. I find no place where this is listed as a power of the Senate, unless they're talking about some kind of impeachment process.

Perhaps an interpretation is that the vote can go to the full Senate and if the recess appointee is then voted down by a majority, that then requires his removal from the appointment. I see no necessity for that to be the case. It says simply that they President has the power to fill "all vacancies" when the Senate is in recess. These expire at the end of the next session. Even then, nothing prevents the president from reappointing them.

[Mark de New Brighton]

Seeking to end a months-long stalemate, President Bush used a backdoor procedure to appoint two nominees to high-ranking positions in the State and Labor Departments today after they had failed to win Senate approval.

What's in bold is the bald-faced lie in this article, of course. Neither Scalia nor Reich failed to win Senate approval. Neither had an opportunity to get Senate approval because the Senate wouldn't schedule a vote.

All it seems that the NYT is doing right now is removing the letterhead from the DNC press releases. Makes it a lot easier, I s'pose.