Kelly J
03-27-2010, 10:10 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100328/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_recess_appointments
Obama announces 15 recess appointments, scolds GOP
By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer Ben Feller, Associated Press Writer – 9*mins*ago
WASHINGTON – Fed up with waiting, President Barack Obama announced Saturday he would bypass a vacationing Senate and name 15 people to key administration jobs, wielding for the first time the blunt political tool known as the recess appointment.
The move immediately deepened the divide between the Democratic president and Republicans in the Senate following a long, bruising fight over health care.
Obama revealed his decision by blistering Republicans, accusing them of holding up nominees for months solely to try to score a political advantage on him.
"I simply cannot allow partisan politics to stand in the way of the basic functioning of government," Obama said in a statement.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100328/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_recess_appointments
[The spoiled brat speaks yet again because he can't have is own way.]
Obama announces 15 recess appointments, scolds GOP
By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer Ben Feller, Associated Press Writer – 9*mins*ago
WASHINGTON – Fed up with waiting, President Barack Obama announced Saturday he would bypass a vacationing Senate and name 15 people to key administration jobs, wielding for the first time the blunt political tool known as the recess appointment.
The move immediately deepened the divide between the Democratic president and Republicans in the Senate following a long, bruising fight over health care.
Obama revealed his decision by blistering Republicans, accusing them of holding up nominees for months solely to try to score a political advantage on him.
"I simply cannot allow partisan politics to stand in the way of the basic functioning of government," Obama said in a statement.
Read the rest of the Story Here:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100328/ap_on_bi_ge/us_obama_recess_appointments
[The spoiled brat speaks yet again because he can't have is own way.]