Posted on 07/20/2010 10:49:59 AM PDT by NewJerseyJoe
Did I read online that O has changed his mind and will submit this person to the senate for confirmation after all?
I saw that but find it hard to believe.
Evidently it was reported on Hot Air.
Yes, but even if the Senate were to reject him, he could still “serve” through the end of 2011. On the other hand, I don’t think he rates Secret Service protection. Not suggesting anything of course... just saying... see tagline.
Here’s another Berwick quote: “The decision is not whether or not we will ration care, the decision is whether we will ration with our eyes open.” It is bad enough that Obama would nominate an individual who holds such views to head Medicare and Medicaid. To install him under a recess appointment with no Senate hearing and no Senate confirmation vote is an arbitrary act of an imperial presidency so outrageous as to embarrass even Richard Nixon. Since Berwick can only occupy the position for approximately 17 months, the question inevitably arises: What does Obama want Berwick to do that is so important that it justifies circumventing the Senate’s constitutional duty to advise and consent on presidential appointments?
Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/Obama-names-a-health-czar-who-favors-rationing-97958789.html#ixzz0uFjrXETX
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