Recess appointments for Federal Judges are worthless. Any appointments made now expire in 2007. Also, the Senate isn't even in recess at the moment.
Recess is scheduled for memorial weekend.
And, no, they aren't worthless. By a recess appointment Dubya flips a finger in their face, condemns their 14 member cabal to hell, then elects a couple of Senators in '06 that won't stab him in the back. It serves the purpose of neutering this cabal, except in cases of Supreme Nominee, on the Judicial issue. Then get the House to get them hell in any attempts to pass legislation. If it means nothing gets passed, so be it.