[Sopater]

I’m confused...

How does Clinton (2-terms) have less total recess appointments than either G.W. Bush (2-terms) or Reagan (2-terms), but then come out ahead of them in the appointments measured by ratio of days on office/appt?

[CharlesWayneCT]

Because the ration of days/appointment is a misleading indicator — the smaller number means more appointments, as the number is how many days pass between each appointment.

Also, Obama’s days/appointment number is way off, since he’s been in office just about 24 months and has 15 appointments, that’s about 40+ days/appointment.

Obama shouldn’t have needed any recess appointments — he had a 60-vote majority in the senate, and even when he didn’t, he had a block of 4-7 republicans who really abhored the idea of blocking presidential appointments.

The reason he had to do any is because these 15 were so bad that Harry Reid wouldn’t even let them come to the floor for a cloture vote, because then there would have been public debate on them and it would have embarrased the democrats.

[Just A Nobody]

You are welcome, but...I'm trying to figure out these charts myself. They don't make a lot of sense, do they?

I'll try and find more info.