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MEG33: The rest would not agree to recess appointments is my understanding.

deport: Just how you going to get the others right now? You mentioned appoint recess appoint two more...... My question and you avoided was "what is the don't or didn't want a recess appointment? What are you going to do, force them?

Exactly how do you 'understand' this, MEG?

Did you just make it up or did they make public statements to that effect? Was there a White House announcement that I missed on FR that told us they refused a recess-appointment?

I'm not talking about Rove rumors and such. Exactly why do you believe this?

I don't think Bush (Rove) offered them the recess appointments. At least, we haven't had a thread on it here and I've seen no reporting to suggest that. Except that some people on this thread seem to want to believe it.

I've been off trying to find the thread I saw that statement on and I can't find it .I recall that Pickering gave up his judgeship and if he is not approved at the end of next congressional session,he's lost his job.Taking a recess appointment is a gutsy thing as the appointment is subject to congressional approval still.I had no wishful thinking going on but should have been ready to give a source.I apologize for not being able to back it up.

http://216.239.41.104/search?q=cache:R1AtOCc-NiwJ:209.157.64.200/focus/f-news/1060046/posts+fred+barnes+bush+offers+others+recess+appointment&hl=en&start=1&ie=UTF-8

I can't say I saw it but here is one place that posters have said others were offered but declined..... I've seen other post to the same effect.

Did it happen I don't know..... Did the Posters Lie, I don't know.....

Do you have evidence they would accept a recess appt? I'd be surprised if they would.