Monday, May 21, 2007

If When Gonzo Goes

Some folks in the comments section of a blog I was reading were concerned about the possibility that Gonzo was stalling leaving just long enough to get to a Labor Day weekend recess so Bush could appoint a replacement without having to get Senate confirmation. Some asked if that were possible. I don't have the answer to that, but apparently Harry Reid is getting together a little plan to keep recess appointments from happening this summer.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has a little trick up his sleeve that could spell an end to President Bush's devilish recess appointments of controversial figures like former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton. We hear that over the long August vacation, when those types of summer hires are made, Reid will call the Senate into session just long enough to force the prez to send his nominees who need confirmation to the chamber. The talk is he will hold a quickie "pro forma" session every 10 days, tapping a local senator to run the hall.

  US News

If only he can get Democrats willing to cut into their precious recess.


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