[jungleboy]

These recess appointments are BAD POLICY and is taking our government down a nasty road. These cowardly recess appointments are something a crooked politician would do. We do not elect Dictators!

[Lancey Howard]

These recess appointments are BAD POLICY and is taking our government down a nasty road. These cowardly recess appointments are something a crooked politician would do. We do not elect Dictators!

You make a good point and I feel your pain.
This "BAD POLICY" was set in motion by the scumbag Democrats when they invented the concept of "borking" Presidential nominees who were perfectly qualified but did not fit an ideological mold. For example, if a judicial nominee respects the US Constitution, then he is pure poison to the scumbag Democrats and will never get confirmed (or even voted on). Yes, you can thank the scumbags for putting us on this "nasty road".

[kayak]

We do not elect Dictators!

Apparently the folks of South Dakota do. Little tommy single-handedly held up the appointment of Scalia even though he was voted out of committee. Little tommy would not put a full Senate vote on the appointment on the agenda. I've heard it's the first time that has ever happened. He seemed to think that he had the right to prevent the Senate from voting on the appointment made by the President. He took it upon himself to "dictate" who the President could and could not appoint rather than letting the Senate perform its advise and consent function according to the Constitution.

Therefore, the President had no option but to use his Constitutional authority to make the appointment during a recess.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

The Klinton Legacy continues; abuse of the recess appointment power.

[Diojneez]

You are so naive. The Democrats are the ones with the long knives, who have demonstrated beyond any doubt that "politics ain't beanbag". When they behave unethically, the Republicans have to make them regret it, or they will grind us into the dust again and again.