One can be intellectually consistent by decrying both, OR approving of both. Anything else is a sign of “unprincipled” thinking.

Personally, I don’t have an issue with either of the attempts to change parlimentary “tradition.”

In the political context lthomas and kritter are right and BOTH sides are being hypocritical.

So why does the media HAVE to mimic the political parties? Can’t they at least afford to be principled?

This is the point KRITTER>

What goes around comes around.

Look at these numbers.
Carter 55 recess appointments.
Reagan 243 recess appointments.
Bush 1 77 recess appointments
Clinton 140 recess appointments.
Bush 2 147 appointments in almost 7 years.

It is a tool. It is effective. These are not permanent appointments as they all have to be confirmed or denied. However if left up to REID he would effectively have shut down 147 jobs most of which are extremely critical.

The republican congress would have shut down 140 of Clintons important jobs.

What goes around, comes around.

Reid is a fool. I know that democrats are going to get up in arms over this but it is an important aspect of insuring that jobs get filled. Even if only temporarily.

What Reids proponents are failing to see here is that REID is legislating from the Bench. He is taking government upon his shoulders and is insuring that HE is in charge of the Government.

I repeat only the word FOOL comes to mind and now the more I think about it I think I will add Dangerous FOOL.

Good for Reid- he’s one smart cookie! Now if he could just do something about GOP fillibusters.

lol maybe this week - stay tuned it’s only Monday. Gaffe’s to come.

Rich Horton- The GOP decried the fillibusters when they were used by Democrats, but now seemingly have no problem with that particular parliamentary rule. Moral- don’t look for intellectual honesty from politicians- of EITHER party!

It strikes me they are “of a kind.” If you are OK with one you should be ok with the other….and vice versa.

Oh well, who needs intellectual honesty anyway!

Neither side of the isle likes to work very much.

Sounds like he found a rather clever method to defeat the recess appointment process.

Perhaps wrong, but not foolish.

F O O L.

Remembering the old addage in DC Politics. What goes around comes around.

Nothing good comes from that sorry excuse for a politician. This is not an slam of him as a MAN. Only a politician.