Bush Appoints Deputy Defense Secretary in Recess (Lib Rage Grows)

Reuters via Yahoo! News ^ | January 4, 2006

[new yorker 77]

President George W. Bush on Wednesday bypassed the Senate during the congressional recess and appointed Gordon England to be deputy defense secretary.

Bush had nominated England when he was Navy Secretary to the No. 2 Defense Department post to succeed Paul Wolfowitz in March, but the nomination stalled in the Senate amid concern among some lawmakers.

England has been acting deputy defense secretary and was performing most of those duties.

Bush also did a recess appointment for Dorrance Smith as head of the Pentagon's public affairs department after the nomination ran into resistance among some Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee.

A "recess appointment," made when Congress is not in session, bypasses Congress but only lasts until the new Congress is sworn in, which will be in January 2007.

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[Just A Nobody]

;*)

[Semper Paratus]

Appointed in March, 10 months the 'rats have held up another National Security Position. Looks like Bush is executing his Constitutional duties.

[pissant]

Good. Shove another Boltenesque thumb in Dingy Harry's eye.

[acapesket]

SWEEEEEET!

[tet68]

Why doth the liberal rage?

[Herford Turley]

God help us, he's hijacking America!

:-) Sarcasm definitely intended.

[atomicpossum]

And he appointed him without a warrant.

[Cinnamon]

rat rage

[new yorker 77]

Gordon England

[mirkwood]

Anyone have a "stand up and applaud" pic?

[i_dont_chat]

England has been acting deputy defense secretary and was performing most of those duties.

England has the responsibility; he should have the title and the authority that goes with it.

Good for our President!

[Christian4Bush]

And he appointed him without a warrant.

Good one!

[EagleUSA]

Screw the obstructionist anti-American libs. Just maybe we will see Bush deliver to them exactly what they deserve in the way of respect...NOTHING.

[byteback]

So what was the reason for the hold-up?

[Soul Seeker]

Want to see another good move by Bush? Remember McCain's Al Quida Bill of Rights? Seems Bush put a caveat on it when he signed it, unbeknowst to anyone a couple of weeks ago.... :-)

Bush could bypass new torture ban Waiver right is reserved

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http://www.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/01/04/bush_could_bypass_new_torture_ban/

[southernnorthcarolina]

[Just Lori]

but only lasts until the new Congress is sworn in, which will be in January 2007.

I pray that the American voters will be wise enough to vote in a congress with a spine!

[baa39]

HOO-YA! Way to go, Mr. Commander-in-Chief!

[steel_resolve]

Can anyone out there describe what happens when their recess appointment runs out? Do they get renominated?