How congressional Republicans subvert the Constitution
U.S. Rep. Diane Black, a Republican from Tennessee, has announced she will sponsor a House resolution condemning President Obama for using “recess appointments” to fill vacant slots at the National Labor Relations Board and at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Here’s how she put it in her press release Tuesday:
“It’s astounding to me that the president is claiming these are recess appointments and within his authority, when Congress was not in fact in recess,” said Black. “These appointments are an affront to the Constitution. No matter how you look at this, it doesn’t pass the smell test. I hope the House considers my resolution as soon as we return to Washington so we can send a message to President Obama.”
Let’s look at that last sentence once again, shall we?
“I hope the House considers my resolution as soon as we return to Washington so we can send a message to President Obama.”
Return to Washington from where? From the recess that they’re not having?
And why can’t the House consider that resolution say, today, three days after Black sent out that release? Because they’re still not in session to do the nation’s business, and haven’t been since before Christmas?
Later in her press release, the congresswoman registers the following complaint:
“… the NLRB appointments were jammed through by the president before the Senate even had the chance to consider the appointees. Their names were only put forward on December 15th, a mere two days before the Senate recessed for the holiday.”
Again, “a mere two days before the Senate recessed for the holiday”? You don’t say,
Black’s statement further complains about “an affront to the Constitution.” Let’s look at that a little more closely as well:
The Senate was given the power to advise and consent on appointments as a means of ensuring that the president appoints qualified people. That authority was never intended to be twisted into a tool for forcing federal agencies to stop doing business, which Senate Republicans admit is their goal. By refusing to fill those vacancies — by refusing to even allow a vote on filling those vacancies — they are trying to shut down agencies they don’t like.
Nothing in the Constitution gives them that authority. Nothing.
(Without new board appointees, the NLRB would not have a quorum and thus could not operate or make decisions. Without a director, the CFPB could not carry out many of its legal duties as well.)
As insurance against such abuse by Congress, the drafters of the Constitution gave the executive branch the power to appoint officials for limited terms whenever Congress went into recess and was not available to do its job. By any legitimate definition, Congress has been in recess since before Christmas and remains in recess today, as Black inadvertently acknowledges in her statement.
By pretending that it is never in recess, Congress is trying to permanently strip the executive branch of its recess-appointment powers. Never again can a president make such appointments, because never again will Congress admit it is in recess. Like the use of advise and consent to shut down agencies, it is an attempted de facto rewriting of the Constitution itself.
(And yes, Democrats used that same technique to block recess appointments under President Bush. The only thing you can say in their favor is that at least they were attempting to block nominees they did not like — a legitimate use of their constitutional authority — rather than trying to shut down entire agencies.)
It is certainly fair to argue that with his response, President Obama is himself stretching if not exceeding his constitutional authority. Under the circumstances, however, his only alternative would be to do nothing and allow the legislative branch to illegally poach on executive functions and permanently if unofficially alter the Constitution.
It is not a good situation.
– Jay Bookman
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Lobbyist Own Obama
January 13th, 2012
1:10 pm
Obama has broken the law of the land. The Constitution has rules about this kind of behavior from a termporary occupant of the Whitehouse like Obama. Congress is suppost to vett these people for the American People.
Adam
January 13th, 2012
1:10 pm
AmVet: But once again the cons have set themselves up for yet another punking – no matter which way they go on this one.
Oh, make no mistake – Obama is responsible for the set up. Not the Republicans.
If I were the GOP I’d pretend I didn’t even hear the speech and just talk about ANYTHING else.
0311/1811
January 13th, 2012
1:11 pm
Jay@ 1:04
“I ain’t following no rabbits down no holes no more.”
Those are all legitimate issues and you know it.
1) No agencies were shut down because of this. If they were I will stand corrected.
2) Both Republicans AND Obama under “your” criteria are subverting the Constitution.
3) Obama earlier took the same position as Republicans on what a “recess” was.
If the above are rabbit holes then you have abandoned legitimate debate on this blog.
RB from Gwinnett
January 13th, 2012
1:11 pm
“He’s hiding the fact that he rakes in income orders of magnitude greater than the average American and pays a fraction of the tax rate they pay, if that. No doubt those records will show some off-shore tax dodge activity.”
How many deductions you’re entitled to take that reduce your tax burden do you leave on the table? If you’re answer is “none”, why not?
Then why on earth would you expect Romney to?
getalife
January 13th, 2012
1:12 pm
md,
His dad was not American.
He was Mexican.
Own it and tell willard to show us proof he is American or we will get oily to take it to the sc.
Adam
January 13th, 2012
1:12 pm
373: You confirmed it with $100 and I said ok. Now we just need to say what charities the donation would apply to on our sides.
For my part, I need to think about that part a little harder. I want to be sure I am picking a cause I consider most worthy.
0311/1811
January 13th, 2012
1:12 pm
Adam:
Genetics.
AmVet - “A lot of so-called conservatives don’t know what the word means." ~Barry Goldwater
January 13th, 2012
1:12 pm
Doomy, trust me, been there, done that.
Twice the national champion Huskers had to go and genuflect before the utterly unlovable Tricky Dick!
Adam
January 13th, 2012
1:12 pm
RB: How many deductions you’re entitled to take that reduce your tax burden do you leave on the table? If you’re answer is “none”, why not?
Because of the word “entitled.”
373 more days
January 13th, 2012
1:13 pm
It is a shame that our AG had to be bribed by the POTUS.
He told him, I got your back with Fast & Furious if you get my back on the legality of making these appointments.
Touch that thang Four
January 13th, 2012
1:13 pm
Jay
January 13th, 2012
1:04 pm
I ain’t following no rabbits down no holes no more.
Translation: Jay opts to wallow in the liberal mudpit instead.
RB from Gwinnett
January 13th, 2012
1:13 pm
“If the above are rabbit holes then you have abandoned legitimate debate on this blog.”
Jay does that every day when you raise legitimate issues he can’t debate. He dissapears and posts something else to change the subject. Nothing new there.
0311/1811
January 13th, 2012
1:13 pm
P.S. to Jay:
I’m thinking you and “Kammie” are one and the same after all.
Adam
January 13th, 2012
1:13 pm
Scout: And in your view (which, btw, I don’t even have a particular view on this subject since I think it really doesn’t matter) do percentages matter? To what extent?
getalife
January 13th, 2012
1:14 pm
“If the above are rabbit holes then you have abandoned legitimate debate on this blog”
There is a reason they are called rabbit holes.
Tell us the reason scout.
0311/1811
January 13th, 2012
1:15 pm
RB from Gwinnett :
I know ……….. it’s just too bad he does that as I like honest debate.
AmVet - “A lot of so-called conservatives don’t know what the word means." ~Barry Goldwater
January 13th, 2012
1:16 pm
Adam, exactly.
They may think he is just a dumb community organizer from Kenya, but the guy is as shrewd as they are punkable!
373, not sure if you were around back then, not only did I count down the days, but I began counting down the hours, weeks and weeks in advance of the Eight Year Reign of Error coming to its disgraceful end.
Man, that was good fun.
Adam
January 13th, 2012
1:16 pm
Jay is the blog HOST, and he writes the articles. He SOMETIMES responds to the rest of us, but he’s not going to sit here like some of us and continue with a conversation, however off the original point it may get, ad infinitum. That is what is meant by not following rabbit holes. Then again, if you stay on topic, you might get more of a conversation out of him. But I am not sure you guys actually WANT that, you just pretend to. Like the whole thing the Republicans do in the House where they pass something and then whine when the Senate doesn’t bring up the craziness for a vote.
getalife
January 13th, 2012
1:17 pm
“honest debate.”
Have you ever admitted a point you got wrong?
No, there is no honest debate and you know it con.
0311/1811
January 13th, 2012
1:17 pm
Adam:
Sure percentages do and that’s where the genetics comes in.
Is an albino Aftican-American a “black” or “white” person.
If you have a certain percentage of American Indian (1/8 or 1/16 I think) you may be entitled to certain benefits.
It’s all about genetics.
liberalefty
January 13th, 2012
1:17 pm
the racist repubs hate the fact the OBAMA is black, so in their ignorance they nominate a MEXICAN….lol
0311/1811
January 13th, 2012
1:17 pm
getalife:
Sure I have ……….. several times on this very blog.
Mad Max
January 13th, 2012
1:17 pm
Jay,
I don’t have a problem with your column if you change the title to How CONGRESS subverts the constitution. You did add an aside that acknowledged that the Democrats started this, but I suspect you either lauded them for doing it as it was justified because it was something the Republicans in general and Bush in particular wanted or you just ignored it because you knew what they were doing deserved the treatment you are giving the Republicans today.
Opinions do not have to be biased by political leanings. If something stinks, it shouldn’t matter what party stinks and you shouldn’t change your opinion because it was “my party”. But then, that woud be asking for a level of professionalism that is not seen in this column.
0311/1811
January 13th, 2012
1:18 pm
getalife:
A liberal reason for a “rabbit hole” is that they don’t have a good counter arguement.
getalife
January 13th, 2012
1:18 pm
scout,
Name one time.
0311/1811
January 13th, 2012
1:18 pm
Mad Max:
Sorry ……….. your above post is a “rabbit hole” for Jay.
md
January 13th, 2012
1:19 pm
“Next, Warren B. punks the nasty little millionaire punks like Mitch McAwful.”
Evidently, the only one he punked is you Am……..as his army of accountants does everything they can to not pay tax and he talks a good game about paying more……all the while paying the whopping sum of $0.
Miss last nights debate??
0311/1811
January 13th, 2012
1:19 pm
When I posted an article that said “some” of the West Point Cadets didn’t shake hands with Obama at their graduation. The article was wrong and therefore I was wrong.
Adam
January 13th, 2012
1:20 pm
AmVet: I am gonna go ahead and say Obama probably did not think it up all by himself. He probably has some advisers specifically picked for the punking he’s been doing lately. Pretty sure they are part of his campaign wing. They are doing the whole contrast thing, as well as calling the Republicans on any bluff they can manage to call them on.
Best option for the GOP when he does that: Say nothing, talk about something else
Second best: Vote for the thing he is saying they won’t vote for
There is no third best.
liberalefty
January 13th, 2012
1:20 pm
0311
OBAMA is black..duh..if he wasnt repub politicians wouldnt send out racist emails about the FIRST FAMILY…
0311/1811
January 13th, 2012
1:20 pm
liberalefty:
He’s half white.
Adam
January 13th, 2012
1:21 pm
Scout: Well, perhaps this is more to the point – what is the reason behind examining the genetics of just how much or how little someone is black?
carlosgvv
January 13th, 2012
1:21 pm
RB from Gwinnett – 12:33
So you’ve know all along that both Republicans and Democrats are “bought by business”. And yet, I’m the one who must speak up in order for something to change. Wow!!!!! I never realized I had so much power.
getalife
January 13th, 2012
1:22 pm
scout,
You post wrong stuff from drugey everyday.
Lets start with our victory in Libya.
Why didn’t you support the troops in this victory?
Adam
January 13th, 2012
1:22 pm
getalife: I am going to go ahead and say Scout does seem to be in the mood for an honest discussion (not sure I’d use the word debate) depending on the subject, today.
AmVet - “A lot of so-called conservatives don’t know what the word means." ~Barry Goldwater
January 13th, 2012
1:22 pm
To my credit I only went down the rabbit hole one time. And having already seen it done by numerous other folks here too many times to count, I knew full well in advance what I was in for.
Kind of like getting plastered. You know the end result is gonna be unpleasant, usually in a praying to the porcelain god sense, but sometimes the adventure of the moment makes for bad decisions!
md
January 13th, 2012
1:22 pm
“His dad was not American.”
His dad was a US citizen……..translating definitions is obviously not your strong suit…………
0311/1811
January 13th, 2012
1:22 pm
RB from Gwinnett :
A few months back I made Jay really angry when I busted him bad in a debate. Since then, he won’t bite.
RB from Gwinnett
January 13th, 2012
1:23 pm
“the racist repubs hate the fact the OBAMA is black”
So do the racist dems. That’s what makes them “racists”….
Touch that thang Four
January 13th, 2012
1:23 pm
“But 4 years?”- Jay
Jay,
No. 1 this websites data only goes back 4 years. I just found it curious that since the enactment of the credit law that credit card rates have gone up. Strange but you don’t seem to find that curious.
No. 2 The 40 or 80 year window is a little disingenous because you and I both know that inflation and interest rates have been very low vs historic rates for awhile now. You gotta bone up a bit Jay. Its getting too easy knockin you down.
3- Hilarious to hear you knock me citing a 4 year window when you have cited monthly or even weekly economic numbers as some sort of proof that Obama’s economic recovery is working. Its that liberal kettle and pot routine again.
Adam
January 13th, 2012
1:24 pm
AmVet: You know the end result is gonna be unpleasant, usually in a praying to the porcelain god sense
I must be one of the luckiest guys in the world in this particular regard
liberalefty
January 13th, 2012
1:24 pm
0311
hes half white? thanks for the info…but in reality hes treated like hes black like all mixed people who look black…
Touch that thang Four
January 13th, 2012
1:24 pm
Jay went chasing down Doomy’s wabbit hole.
getalife
January 13th, 2012
1:24 pm
Adam,
scout always deflects blame for his failed party and changes the subject.
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 13th, 2012
1:24 pm
Jay, great piece! It is amazing that the party that claims to demand for a “constitutional basis” fails to follow that same document.
md
January 13th, 2012
1:25 pm
“1. Americans spend $36,000,000 at Wal-Mart Every hour of every day.”
And then have the audacity to complain about falling wages………..sheesh.
There is a correlation between buying habits and wages folks……..some of you may want to figure that out.
Adam
January 13th, 2012
1:25 pm
RB: So do the racist dems. That’s what makes them “racists”….
Jeez you guys are doing the reasonable thing pretty well today. You’re creeping me out. Stop it.
0311/1811
January 13th, 2012
1:26 pm
Adam:
“Scout: Well, perhaps this is more to the point – what is the reason behind examining the genetics of just how much or how little someone is black?”
It’s important because government benefits are often based on the same as well as other. Not that I always agree ……….. it’s just the way it is.”
getalife
January 13th, 2012
1:26 pm
md,
His Dad was born in Mexico.
Fact.
liberalefty
January 13th, 2012
1:26 pm
At least ROMNEY married a white woman…sigh..to get rid of any vestiges of MEXICAN blood
JohnnyReb
January 13th, 2012
1:27 pm
I don’t have time to read 5 pages of posts, so if this is a repeat I apologize. Here’s what Jay did not state in his post.
The Senate is in pro forma session; Democrats control the Senate. Why are they in pro forma? To enable passage of the two month payroll tax reduction extension which Obama signed. So, Obama wants his cake and eat it too, as we say in the South, but it goes further.
The Dems used pro forma to keep Bush from making recess appointments. W being an honorable man intent on maintaining the dignity and protocol of his predecessors did not make appointments when the Senate was pro forma.
The bill that created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau states the director gets powers only after being approved by the Senate. Language entirely different from normal practice. Obama did not have the authority to put Corday in place even with a recess appointment.
Obama clearly overstepped his authority. He will be called out on it; and he will loose.
Adam
January 13th, 2012
1:27 pm
Scout: And as it applies to the President, or to anyone not asking for government assistance?
0311/1811
January 13th, 2012
1:27 pm
getalife:
I always support the “troops” but maybe not the mission or the way the mission is being conducted.
Personally, I did not want to see Lybia become and Islamic state. Time will tell.
I don’t know your age but did you support the troops in Nam? The Mission ? Or would you have ?
getalife
January 13th, 2012
1:27 pm
scout,
Lets try honest debate on Jay’s topic.
Focus and opine on the topic.
RB from Gwinnett
January 13th, 2012
1:28 pm
“A few months back I made Jay really angry when I busted him bad in a debate. Since then, he won’t bite.”
He very rarely responds to my posts. Mostly because I’ve already presented evidence he can’t argue against. I once heard people like him described as “seagulls”. They eat all the food you offer them and then crap on your head. If you watch Jay, he only enters debate if he can swoop in and crap on somebody, then flys off until another morsel is offered.
liberalefty
January 13th, 2012
1:28 pm
will we see MITTENS wearing his poncho ?
Jay
January 13th, 2012
1:29 pm
For the record, Scout:
You took a good-faith response and twisted it into something unrecognizable. It was an act of craven, conscious dishonesty on your part and by doing so you made it clear that you had no interest in honest discussion.
I now return you to your regular programming.
Adam
January 13th, 2012
1:29 pm
Focus and opine on the topic.
Oh like that’s gonna happen!
liberalefty
January 13th, 2012
1:30 pm
RB
JAYS not afraid of debating a liar like you. now git back to your “business” u claim u own..lol
Strawman
January 13th, 2012
1:30 pm
“Whole lotta words to not say whether or not you agree with Gingrich.”
I agree with the principle of making judges (perhaps only the SCOTUS) accountable somehow, if not the precise way Gingrich has proposed. I mean, this august body subjected black Americans to nearly 70 years of unnecessary discrimination before they finally said “oops…my bad”. And they single handedly made abortion legal on the basis of a right they themselves created over time (and that does not actually exist in the Constitution or Bill of Rights). They do NOT have the Constitutional authority to make law, plain and simple.
getalife
January 13th, 2012
1:30 pm
scout,
My friends that served in Nam hate to talk about it.
They try to forget it so do us all a favor and help them out and stop talking about it.
You did not support our troops in Libya so stop lying.
You have a severe case of Obama envy.
Jay
January 13th, 2012
1:31 pm
The Senate is in pro forma session; Democrats control the Senate. Why are they in pro forma? To enable passage of the two month payroll tax reduction extension which Obama signed. So, Obama wants his cake and eat it too, as we say in the South, but it goes further.
I did not state that, JohnnyReb, because it is untrue.
The Senate is in “pro forma session” because the GOP-controlled House refused to grant the Senate permission to go into official recess. It had nothing to do with any of the issues you raise.
Ross Perot
January 13th, 2012
1:31 pm
the racist repubs hate the fact the OBAMA is black, so in their ignorance they nominate a MEXICAN….lol
The anti religious dems hate the fact that Mittens is a christian, so they vote for a Muslim. lol
AmVet - “A lot of so-called conservatives don’t know what the word means." ~Barry Goldwater
January 13th, 2012
1:32 pm
Adam, perhaps BHO should create a new cabinet position – the Department of Punking!
When it comes to the demon alkeehol, I’m a slow learner, buddy!
The very first time I got snockered in my life was at the Airman’s Club on Keesler AFB.
When I got back to the barracks, I proceeded to hurl everywhere. The House Mouse was not amused. He made me clean it all up right then and there. One would think that an otherwise smart guy like yours truly would have learned his lessons.
And I did.
About thirty years later! LOL at me…
Welcome to the Occupation
January 13th, 2012
1:32 pm
getalife: “scout always deflects blame for his failed party and changes the subject.”
Failure is very hard for people to take ownership of when one’s entire identity is invested in that failure.
How many times has the name BUSH been mentioned by a GOP candidate on a debate stage or in a major speech during this campaign?
The answer:
Not a SINGLE time.
That says EVERYTHING.
Conservativism = total FAILURE.
0311/1811
January 13th, 2012
1:32 pm
Jay @ 1:29
Again, you choose not to debate.
That means one thing …………… you don’t like losing from time to time.
Jay
January 13th, 2012
1:33 pm
He very rarely responds to my posts. Mostly because I’ve already presented evidence he can’t argue against.
RB, you don’t present evidence. You present angry rants devoid of evidence. THAT’s why I don’t respond.
Talking Head
January 13th, 2012
1:33 pm
As you pointed out in your second to last paragraph Jay, both sides of aisle are guitly of these kinds of practice. We will see more of the same as this year unfolds as it is an election year, which will also mean less legislating and more heated rhetoric.
Touch that thang Four
January 13th, 2012
1:33 pm
Drumroll please…..
HAHA! You knew it was coming. Hell yeah. Here we go….
R atcheting up the excitment
A nticipation building
C ome on now. Let’s see it!
E citement building.
C an hardly wait!
A s predictable as the sunrise.
R eady! Here it comes!
D oomy now presents it!
THE RACE CARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You knew it was coming. You just knew it. The libs do loves their favorite card!
liberalefty
January 13th, 2012
1:17 pm
the racist repubs hate the fact the OBAMA is black, so in their ignorance they nominate a MEXICAN….lol
JohnnyReb
January 13th, 2012
1:33 pm
Jay
http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2012/jan/13/pro-forma-confusion-white-house/
0311/1811
January 13th, 2012
1:33 pm
Adam:
“In late 2007, Senate Democrats began using brief, “pro forma sessions” to stop President George W. Bush from making recess appointments. Republicans copied the ploy during the recent Christmas-New Year’s recess, trotting out a senator to gavel an empty chamber into session for a few seconds every three days.”
373 more days
January 13th, 2012
1:33 pm
Adam,
Agreed, thanks
md
January 13th, 2012
1:34 pm
“His Dad was born in Mexico.
Fact.”
So?
As I said, read the definitions for citizenship…….”citizens” is what you will be looking for…………not where born.
Mick
January 13th, 2012
1:34 pm
rb
**Mostly because I’ve already presented evidence he can’t argue against**
I’ve never seen you present any evidence of substance, just negativity and dour responses…just sayin
RB from Gwinnett
January 13th, 2012
1:35 pm
“The Senate is in “pro forma session” because the GOP-controlled House refused to grant the Senate permission to go into official recess. It had nothing to do with any of the issues you raise.”
So, you’re saying they ARE in session now, Jay? Which is it?
0311/1811
January 13th, 2012
1:35 pm
getalife @ 1:30
You didn’t answer my questions.
Mick
January 13th, 2012
1:36 pm
Let us not forget that the previous president gave us john bolton as a recess appointment…
Strawman
January 13th, 2012
1:36 pm
“I just LOVE how people don’t realize how racist they sound when they start making that “He’s not REALLY black” argument. It’s like the “Some of my best friends are black” argument. Out of touch statements.”
It wasn’t a racist statement at all. It is a statement of fact and it bothers me when people call him black when, all the while (given our troubled past), it should be a badge of honor that he is multi-racial (what better way to promote unity?). But don’t let that keep you from jumping to conclusions…
liberalefty
January 13th, 2012
1:37 pm
2 choices for prez….a mooslim kenyan indonesian community organizer …or a mexican mormon sisterwives having vulture capitalist…DANG A WHITE MAN KAINT BE ELECTED NO MO?
Lobbyist Own Obama
January 13th, 2012
1:37 pm
The Obama’s and his crowd at Trinity United Chruch of GOD are the real racists. And so are most of the democrats that keep raising the “Race Card”.
They BOTH suck
January 13th, 2012
1:37 pm
Johnny Reb
Tell me you didn’t provide a link to the “Moonie Times”?
How is the Rev doing these days?
RB from Gwinnett
January 13th, 2012
1:37 pm
Mick – “I’ve never seen you present any evidence of substance,”
You wouldn’t know a fact if it slapped you in the face, Mick. Go play with your crayons.
0311/1811
January 13th, 2012
1:38 pm
Adam:
“Scout: And as it applies to the President, or to anyone not asking for government assistance?”
Can you clarify the above?
Adam
January 13th, 2012
1:38 pm
Scout: What’s your point in quoting that? I already said I knew that and didn’t agree with either party using the tactic.
liberalefty
January 13th, 2012
1:39 pm
STRWMAN
hes black because society sees him as black…if u seen him walking down the street and didnt know him u would say OBAMAS’ a black guy…
Jay
January 13th, 2012
1:39 pm
JohnnyReb, you claimed that the reason the Senate remained in pro forma session was to pass the tax-cut extension. And that is simply untrue.
The Senate could easily have come back for one day to pass the extension.
0311/1811
January 13th, 2012
1:39 pm
RB:
Mick is usually a good debater. I am suprised he said that about you.
getalife
January 13th, 2012
1:39 pm
scout,
Waiting for you to focus on the topic and have “honest debate”.
Adam
January 13th, 2012
1:39 pm
Scout: People like to say the President is “not black” because he’s half black, or something like that. What would you say he is? And why does it matter one way or the other?
liberalefty
January 13th, 2012
1:40 pm
LOBBYIST
can u give proof that his church is racist?
Keep Up the Good Fight!
January 13th, 2012
1:40 pm
Go play with your crayons.
Evidence of substantaive post or angry rant devoid of evidence?
JohnnyReb
January 13th, 2012
1:40 pm
They Both Suck – don’t know about the “Moonie Times.” I did provide a link that explains the pro forma. Jay says the House would not let the Senate dismiss. Maybe so, but if so it was to pass the extension to the payroll tax cut. If pro forma is good enough to pass a bill that Obama signs, it is good enough to block recess appointments.
Welcome to the Occupation
January 13th, 2012
1:41 pm
Lobbyist Own Obama: “The Obama’s and his crowd at Trinity United Chruch of GOD are the real racists. And so are most of the democrats that keep raising the “Race Card”.”
It’s not the Obama crowd that ‘plays the race card’, it’s ME who plays the race card when I point out that your post is classic evidence that the right wing will never forgive the Democrats for beating you to the punch of having the first black president.
Deep in your heart of hearts you desperately wanted the nation’s first black president to be in the Clarence Thomas mold, to deliver the final injustice and thumb in the eye of the despised civil rights establishment. But you blew it. The Dems beat you to it and so the first black president was a liberal, so the trauma burns deep inside of you.
Deal with it.
Corey
January 13th, 2012
1:41 pm
@getalife
January 13th, 2012
11:49 am
Do you not recall during the POTUS’s last state of the union address he alluded to the fact that the federal bureuacracy needed to be leaner and more efficient? Remember when he joked that there is one agency to regulate salmon when they are in fresh water another when they are in salt water and another when they are smoked?
getalife
January 13th, 2012
1:41 pm
scout is scared of honest debate because he will lose.
0311/1811
January 13th, 2012
1:42 pm
Jay:
1) Name an agency “shut down” during this recess debacle.
2 Did Obama earlier take the same position as Republicans now on what a “recess” was.
liberalefty
January 13th, 2012
1:43 pm
TACOS or collard greens…take your pick…lol
getalife
January 13th, 2012
1:43 pm
Corey,
No but he did refer to it today.
Your point?
Talking Head
January 13th, 2012
1:43 pm
“People like to say the President is “not black” because he’s half black, or something like that. What would you say he is? And why does it matter one way or the other?”
It doesn’t matter. However, the President is ‘half black’, and his ‘black half’ is from Keyna. He does not share the same cultural or historical background as a majority of the blacks in this country, whereas say a Herman Cain does share that same history.
They BOTH suck
January 13th, 2012
1:43 pm
Reb
Rev Moon owns the Washington Times and is a huge contributor to conservative org and candidates……..
Reagan, Bush Sr, and Jr to name a few
Bush Sr has even spoke at several of meetings sponsored by Rev Moon