[New Jersey Realist]

The President can appoint anyone he wants. Congress is in recess. A recess appointment must be confirmed by the Senate by the end of the next session of Congress, or the appointment expires. In current practice, this means that a recess appointment must be approved by roughly the end of the next calendar year, and thus could last for almost two years.

[Alberta's Child]

Please get your facts straight on this. The U.S. Senate is NOT in recess.