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Monday, April 09, 2007
Filibuster This
Bush's nominee to become Ambassador to Belgium, Sam Fox, was put in serious jeopardy in the Senate as a result of his $50,000 contribution to the Swift Boat Liars in 2004 and his shaky performance at his confirmation hearing when questioned by Senator Kerry about his assistance to the Swift Boaters. Facing certain defeat in the Senate, Bush pulled Fox's nomination, only to give him a recess appointment once Congress left town for Easter, sticking his fingers in the eyes of Democrats.
Well, Democrats aren't taking this lying down. Several Senators, including Senator Dodd (D-CT), have been looking for options to challenge the appointment. Dodd, Kerry and Senator Casey have written to the GSA seeking clarification on having Fox serve in the position without pay.
But they've also come up with another possible solution which I like much better:
A Senate Democratic aide confirmed to RAW STORY that some Senate Democrats
were pushing to invoke legislation requiring the President to send recess
appointees back to the Senate for an up or down vote within 40 days of the
appointment.
And here's my favorite part:
"If it works out, the nomination would definitely be defeated on the Senate
floor," the Democratic aide told RAW STORY. "The Republicans might not want
to let that pass, and then they'd be in the strange position of filibustering
their own nominee."
Ah, to force Republicans to filibuster Bush's nomination. That would turn their bogus arguments against the judicial filibuster on its head.
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