[Blood of Tyrants]

Why didn't he recess appoint Priscilla Owens and that guy for Alabama, too?

Personally, I would have recess appointed Judge Roy Moore and about 2 dozen others at the very first opportunity when it became clear that the Rats were going to block anyone they thought would be a threat to their socialistic/government worshipping plans.

[COEXERJ145]

Actually Bush offered recess appointments to the other nominees and only Pickering accepted since it runs out in Jan. 2005.

[CMAC51]

Why didn't he recess appoint Priscilla Owens and that guy for Alabama, too?

You have to look past the network news to know it, but he offered recess appointments to all of his stalled nominees. Pickering was the only one that chose to accept.