Comments on: Harry Reid Cancels Thanksgiving

By: Blogs For Victory » Reid’s Thanksgiving Blues

Blogs For Victory » Reid’s Thanksgiving Blues — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:27:11 +0000

[...] Joyner of Outside The Beltway nailed it when he said: One wonders why they’d do that, given how cooperative the Democrats have been in moving through [...]

By: Pirate's Cove

Pirate's Cove — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:12:48 +0000

Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup...

Happy Sunday! It is another fine day in America, as we approach Thanksgiving, another in a long line of holidays that the left rails against even as they eat turkey with all the fixin’s. Hey, you don’t expect them to actually practice what...

By: floyd

floyd — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 04:58:40 +0000

James;
Great article! A picture is worth a thousand words!
[That of course is equal to a MILLION words from a politician !]

By: Jim Flack

Jim Flack — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:25:44 +0000

I wonder what the Senate will do over the Christmas Holidays. Will they stay in session then to prevent any recess appointments?

By: gwb

gwb — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:32:16 +0000

I confess my ignorance. The administration has stalled which Democratic appointments?

By: The Heretik : Damned Dems

The Heretik : Damned Dems — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:31:38 +0000

[...] it a case of put out or shut up? Or is it show up and shut up? Harry Reid has announced Dems will keep [...]

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 13:19:14 +0000

Well they I guess we should applaud Sen. Reid's actions, since they are cleary aimed at restoring the originally intended pressure to compromise.

I don't mind them in the least, really. Recess appointments were never meant to be used when the Congress was away for a few days; they were an emergency measure for an era when Congress seldom met. Still, I'd be a lot more laudatory about Reid's action here if he weren't using every trick at his proposal to stymie appointments and whatnot.

By: Tano

Tano — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:40:44 +0000

"the traditional checks and balances process has gone from a system to force compromise to one used to bludgeon the other side"

Well they I guess we should applaud Sen. Reid's actions, since they are cleary aimed at restoring the originally intended pressure to compromise.