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WASHINGTON (AFP) - The controversy over John Bolton would not affect his performance as the new US ambassador to the United Nations, even if President George W. Bush is forced to sidestep Congress and appoint him directly, the last person to hold the job said. "I don't think anybody at the United Nations cares whether Bolton is supported by 60 senators or 50 senators," John Danforth said. Danforth, a former Republican senator from Missouri who stepped down as Washington's UN ambassador in January after seven months on the job, said UN diplomats only want to know if Bolton has the...

Democrats blocked another attempt Monday by the Senate to confirm John Bolton to become U.N. ambassador, delivering a second-straight setback to President Bush even as he left the door open to temporarily installing Bolton on his own. The Republican-run chamber fell six votes short of the 60 it needed to end Democratic delays that have prevented a roll call on confirming the tough-talking conservative. The vote was 54-38 in favor of ending the delays. The tally left Bush facing stark choices — most of which could leave him appearing weak at a time he is facing sagging poll numbers and...

Senator Thomas Andrew Daschle, aka Tom Daschle, of South Dakota, hails from Aberdeen, South Dakota, population about 25,000, where there is posted on a federal highway a federal sign noting Aberdeen is his hometown. Perhaps without the sign he would be baffled in trying to find his way home. The sign does not mention that following a South Dakota State College degree and three Air Force years the Daschle career has been on the taxpayers' payroll - first a Senate staffer, then a Representative in Congress, then a Senator. His biography claims all manner of (mostly local) awards; obviously his...

More Provocation Saturday, February 21, 2004; Page A18 THE NOMINATION of Alabama Attorney General William H. Pryor Jr. to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit was, from the beginning, a provocation on the part of the Bush administration. Yesterday Mr. Bush made that provocation all the more provocative by installing Mr. Pryor -- who has been held up by a Democratic filibuster -- by recess appointment. Mr. Pryor is the second judge the president has placed on the bench using this procedure, which allows the president to bypass Senate confirmation for appointments made on a temporary basis....

Bush to again use recess appointment for judicial nominee01:56 PM CST on Friday, February 20, 2004Associated Press WASHINGTON - Bypassing Senate Democrats who have stalled his judicial nominations, President Bush will use a recess appointment to put Alabama Attorney General William Pryor on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at least temporarily, government sources said Friday. The White House began informing senators Friday afternoon of Bush's intention, said one Senate source, speaking on condition of anonymity. Two White House officials, also speaking on condition of anonmity, confirmed Bush's plan to install Pryor, and said a paper announcement was likely...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bypassing Senate Democrats who have stalled his judicial nominations, President Bush installed Alabama Attorney General William Pryor on the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday. Bush praised Pryor as "this leading American lawyer" and complained that the Senate had unfairly blocked him and other White House nominees."A minority of Democratic senators has been using unprecedented obstructionist tactics to prevent him and other qualified nominees from receiving up-or-down votes," Bush said. "Their tactics are inconsistent with the Senate's constitutional responsibility and are hurting our judicial system."Pryor was immediately sworn in in Alabama.The White House had...

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Today, Bill Pryor accepted a recess appointment to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals from President Bush. He will resign his position as Attorney General of Alabama effective immediately and will be sworn in at 2:00 p.m. CST. Democrats have blocked the President's attepmt to appoint Pryor since he was first nominated in April 2003. Pro-abortion groups worked extremely had against Pryor, an outspoken opponent of aborition.General Pryor has been a fantastic Attorney General and will be an excellent jurist.

Coalition for a Fair Judiciary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kay Daly February 20, 2004 (703) 822-9831 Coalition Hails Recess Appointment of Bill Pryor to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals President Recess Appoints While The Senate Obstructs (WASHINGTON, DC) – The Coalition for a Fair Judiciary today hailed the recess appointment of Alabama Attorney General Bill Pryor to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. “A minority of Senators are obstructing several of President Bush’s judicial nominees at the behest of extreme left-wing special interests. Enough is enough,” said Kay Daly, president of the Coalition for a Fair Judiciary. “This recess...

WASHINGTON (AP) President Bush sidesteps Congress and names Mississippi Judge Charles Pickering to federal appeals court, sources say.

This is posted as breaking news on msnbc's website. Did a search and didn't see it anywhere. Nothing follows for now. Anyone know anything?

Haven't seen this discussed much if at all. Anyone's opinion is certainly welcome.

Fred Barnes just said that it looks as if president Bush will make a brave move and make a recess appointment naming Daniel Pipes to the Peace organization he set up (I forget the exact name of it).

Bush Plans to Sidestep Senate on Daniel Pipes By Adam Entous Reuters | August 13, 2003 Over objections from some Muslim American groups, President Bush is expected to sidestep Congress and appoint a Middle East scholar who has been derided by critics as anti-Muslim to a federally funded think tank, congressional sources said on Tuesday. Bush's recess appointment of Daniel Pipes could spark a backlash from some Muslim Americans and Democrats in Congress, who oppose his nomination to serve on the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace, which was created by Congress to promote peaceful solutions to world conflicts....

Aug 12, 2003 Bush to Make Recess Appointment to Peace Institute By Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush is expected to bypass the Senate and appoint an outspoken Middle East scholar to a federal think tank over the objections of Democrats and others who say he is anti-Muslim. According to sources close to the matter, Bush intends to appoint Daniel Pipes, director of the Philadelphia-based Middle East Forum, to the board of the U.S. Institute of Peace. The move would come just weeks after Democrats on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee raised...