https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/31/the-hypocritical-liberal-defense-of-obamas-recess-appointments/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 01:02:18 -0400<![CDATA[In response to Bush’s use of the recess appointment power to bypass the Senate confirmation process, Senate Democrats in late 2007 adopted a new defensive posture. A member would gavel the Senate into pro forma session every few days in order to prevent it from going into recess over the holidays, thereby denying the president the legal ability to make any more recess appointments. It did the trick. As Times reporter Charlie Savage put it, “Senate Democrats repeated the move during breaks for the rest of Mr. Bush’s presidency, and Mr. Bush did not try to make any further recess appointments.”]]>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 10:55:08 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/31/the-hypocritical-liberal-defense-of-obamas-recess-appointments-n99740