You beat me to it! Right on...recess appointment and then they can do the full hearings next fall, right smack dab in the shadow of the 2006 election. The rats continue to amaze me with their blatant stupidity.
Timing is everything.
Exactly. F the dems. They're just wanting more time to dig up something they can call dirt.
I have advocated recess appointments alot. Let the bastards prove the person is not capable or worthy.
They can't.
There can be no recess appointment.
O'Connor's retirement does not become effective until her successor is confirmed.
There is no immediate vacancy to fill.