31 March 2010

Republican hypocrisy over recess appointments

Republicans are upset over President Obama's decision to make some recess appointments to circumvent the Republicans' obstructionism.

Did they expect him to roll over and continue to leave those positions unfilled as a result of the obstructionist games the Republicans have been playing? According to Reuters, by the time Obama decided to proceed, the appointments had already been held up for more than 200 days!

Fortunately, it appears that Obama has finally learned that bipartisanship isn't possible with this crowd, and recess appointments are his prerogative, as authorized in Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution.

Regarding the Republicans' outrage, I ask one simple question: If recess appointments are so bad, why didn't they complain when George W. Bush did the very same thing?

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