Posted on 12/15/2014 2:11:25 PM PST by Citizen Zed
A procedural maneuver by two tea party senators gives 23 Obama nominees, some highly controversial, an unexpected chance for confirmation in the last hours of the 113th Congress.
Thanks to an unexpected legislative maneuver orchestrated by Sens. Ted Cruz (R) of Texas and Mike Lee (R) of Utah, Senate majority leader Harry Reid (D) of Nevada got two extra days he needed to try to move a slate of 23 presidential nominees, some strongly opposed by Republicans, before the 113th Congress ends this week and Democrats lose their majority.
Republicans had blocked these nominees for months and had expected to run out the clock. But the surprise weekend session, during which the Senate passed the budget deal on Saturday, gave Senator Reid an opening, and he seized it.
“The surgeon general nominee – previously blocked – will be confirmed due to missteps,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) of South Carolina on Saturday, according to CQ Roll Call. “I haven’t seen Harry Reid smile like this in years. I don’t like it one bit.”
Since Democrats changed the rules on most confirmations last year, it only takes a majority vote to approve nominees (the exception is nominees for the Supreme Court).
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When you write stuff like that, you can avoid the real story, which was that Boehner enabled the budget to go through.
“...What we’re seeing is Reid helping out McConnell blame Ted Cruz and the Tea Party for getting progressive nominees confirmed, when they were going to be confirmed anyway.”
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Cotton, you’ve nailed it!
Citizen Zot?????
Yes and there goes Lindsey Graham throwing the Tea Party under the bus again. I’m thinking Valarie Jarret wrote the media memo on this story. Makes me ill too.
Were Congress really concerned, they woulda wiped out the Tsars years ago.
Did a mod say that he/she added the (comment) in the title?
Posters of threads can do that you know.
What’s you game Noob? You from DU? Daily Kos?
You have some ulterior motive.
You’re right. To conclusions I jumped.
Having second thoughts about the post. I don’t share the sentiments of the story. 1000 apologies.
Can they do that?
McConnell is going to replace Reid early in January.
He's a lot like Reid, SOP will continue unless the conservative Senators become giant SQUEEKY WHEELS!
Please add me to the Cruz Ping list. I plan on being front and center in getting him elected to POTUS.
Oh shut up.
lol
They are so blatant about their biases it is laughable
Boehner is part of the GOP Establishment turncoats who I wrote about in the post. Did you not read?
Yes, but due to the fact that I’m still stunned by Boehner, the appointments are nothing compared to his treason. I was just listening to Hannity; even he explained that the appointments were going through—Reid would never let his power expire unused.
Sorry.
I like Cruz, but not a fan of him having presidential aspirations at this time, but I call B/S on that one.
My bad. Not my belief. Just trying to summarize the story.
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