Originally Posted by Rochard

This is part of the political game the Republican party plays when it's loosing.

They did it with Clinton - they intentionally put him into an impossible position and them fucking impeached him. Why - just to smear him and make him look bad? That's bullshit politics at it's lowest.

This is no different. Congress intentionally blocks potential appointees leaving offices unfilled for long periods of time and... The President took action. There is a clause for this exact action in the Constiution:

The president shall have power to fill up all vacancies that may happen during the recess of the Senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next session.


If I was Obama I wouldn't appoint anyone as director of an agency. Give them a different title and put them in charge and that's that.

When our government is spending most of it's time filing lawsuits there is something seriously fucking wrong.