What do you think?The Senate was scheduled to vote later Monday on whether to end Democratic delaying tactics that have blocked a final vote on Bolton's nomination. Republicans were expected to lose the vote, putting Bolton's nomination in limbo.
Asked point-blank whether he would give Bolton a recess appointment, bypassing the nomination process after Congress leaves Washington for the Fourth of July holiday recess, Bush did not answer.
(January 19, 2005) -- The White House today announced two recess appointments to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The two appointments went to Dr. Gregory Jaczko, a senior member of Senator Harry Reid's staff and Dr. Pete Lyons, a senior member of Senator Pete Domenici's staff.
Atrios reports that President Bush has used his recess appointment power to name his former girlfriend from his Harvard Business School days, now a homemaker, to the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank.
The Supreme Court, dodging a charged dispute over judicial nominations, declined Monday to consider whether President Bush overstepped his bounds in naming a federal judge while Congress was on a short break.
The court refused to hear a trio of cases challenging the "recess appointment" of William Pryor to the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year. The appeals argued that Pryor's temporary appointment was an end-run around the Senate's right to confirm or reject judicial nominees.
The President has signed the recess appointment of Charlotte A. Lane of West Virginia to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission. The President nominated Ms. Lane on June 7, 2002 and again on January 9, 2003.
The President has signed the recess appointment of Daniel Pearson of Minnesota to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission. The President nominated Mr. Pearson on November 14, 2002 and again on January 9, 2003.
The President has signed the recess appointment of A. Paul Anderson of Minnesota to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner. The President nominated Mr. Anderson on April 10, 2003.
The President has signed the recess appointment of Daniel Pipes of Pennsylvania to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute of Peace. The President nominated Mr. Pipes on April 2, 2003.
The President has signed the recess appointment of John Paul Woodley, Jr. of Virginia to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works). The President nominated Mr. Woodley on January 22, 2003.
The President has signed the recess appointment of David W. Fleming of California to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation (Public). The President nominated Mr. Fleming on April 11, 2003.
The President has signed the recess appointment of Jay Phillip Greene of Florida to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation (Academic). The President nominated Mr. Greene on April 11, 2003.
The President has signed the recess appointment of John Richard Petrocik of Missouri to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation (Academic). The President nominated Mr. Petrocik on April 11, 2003.
The President has signed the recess appointment of Juanita Alicia Vasquez-Gardner of Texas to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation. The President nominated Ms. Vasquez-Gardner on July 24, 2002 and again on January 9, 2003.
The President has signed the recess appointment of Thomas Dorr to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development. President Bush announced the intention to nominate Mr. Dorr on March 22, 2001, and his nomination was first sent to the Senate on April 30, 2001.
The President has signed the recess appointment of Thomas Dorr to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation. President Bush announced the intention to nominate Mr. Dorr on July 9, 2001, and his nomination was sent to the Senate on September 4, 2001.
The President has signed the recess appointment of Cheryl Halpern to be a Member of the Board of Directors for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. President Bush announced the intention to nominate Ms. Halpern on August 22, 2001, and her nomination was first sent to the Senate on November 9, 2001.
The President has signed the recess appointment of Suzanne Marshall to serve as Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board. President Bush announced the intention to nominate Ms. Marshall on February 7, 2002, and her nomination was sent to the Senate on May 13, 2002.
The President has signed the recess appointment of William Scott Railton to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. President Bush announced the intention to nominate Mr. Railton on June 13, 2002, and his nomination was sent to the Senate on June 14, 2002.
The President has signed the recess appointment of Al Casey to be a Member of the U. S. Postal Service Board of Governors. President Bush announced the intention to nominate Mr. Casey on March 1, 2002, and his nomination was sent to the Senate on March 4, 2002.
The President has signed the recess appointment of Tony Hammond to be a Member of the Postal Rate Commission. President Bush announced the intention to nominate Mr. Hammond on November 30, 2001, and his nomination was sent to the Senate on April 11, 2002.
OK, I'm tired. You can look for others yourself.The President is responsible for nominating individuals to a wide variety of civilian, judicial, and military positions, and these nominations must be confirmed by Senate. The Constitution mandates this process for ambassadors, cabinet members, and Supreme Court justices. Other laws require that federal judges, and certain other military and civilian appointees also be confirmed by the Senate. The White House sends nominations to the Senate in paper form, and the Executive Clerk of the Senate posts the information in a database.[...]
Not all recess appointments are tracked in the Nominations database. Most recess appointees have already been nominated, so if the Senate confirms the original nomination before the President sends the recess appointment to the Senate, the President does not send the recess appointment papers. For example, JoAnn Johnson was nominated in November 2001 (PN1230). A White House press release reports that the President signed a recess appointment for JoAnn Johnson in late January 2002. The Senate confirmed PN1230 before the 40 day period ended and the President did not send her recess appointment to the Senate, so there is no record of it in the Nominations database.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
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