Lawmakers Outraged Over Obama’s Latest Recess Apointments
- Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:00am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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President Obama’s bypassing of the Senate yesterday to appoint four new U.S. ambassadors and an assistant attorney general is not sitting well with GOP lawmakers, with one Rep. calling a specific appointment “absolutely shocking.”
The White House announced Wednesday that Obama would use his power to make recess appointments to fill envoy posts to Azerbaijan, Syria and NATO allies Turkey and the Czech Republic and appoint James Cole as assistant attorney general.
Specific senators had blocked or refused to consider the confirmations of the nominees for various reasons, including questions about their qualifications. But in the most high-profile case, that of the new envoy to Syria, Robert Ford, a number of senators objected because they believed sending an ambassador to the country would reward it for bad behavior.
“Making underserved concessions to Syria tells the regime in Damascus that it can continue to pursue its dangerous agenda and not face any consequences from the U.S.,” Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-Fla., the incoming chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said in a statement. “That is the wrong message to be sending to a regime which continues to harm and threaten U.S. interests and those of such critical allies as Israel.”
The administration had argued that returning an ambassador to Syria after a five-year absence would help persuade Syria to change its policies regarding Israel, Lebanon, Iraq and support for extremist groups. Syria is designated a “state sponsor of terrorism” by the State Department.
President George W. Bush’s administration withdrew a full-time ambassador from Syria in 2005 after terrorism accusations and to protest the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, killed in a Beirut truck bombing that his supporters blamed on Syria. Syria denied involvement.
Obama nominated Ford, a career diplomat and a former ambassador to Algeria, to the post in February but his nomination stalled after his confirmation hearings and was never voted on.
“All Administrations face delays in getting some of their nominees confirmed, but the extent of Republican obstruction of Obama nominees is unprecedented,” an administration official wrote in an e-mail to Politico.
The president’s appointment of James Cole as deputy attorney general drew heavy fire from Rep. Peter King (R-NY). King is outraged because Cole advocates using civilian courts to try terrorists instead of military ones. From The Hill:
King called Cole’s appointment “absolutely shocking” and said it may be one of the worst appointments Obama will make during his presidency.
“I strongly oppose the recess appointment of James Cole to lead the national security team at the Department of Justice.,” King said in a statement. “The appointment indicates that the Obama Administration continues to try to implement its dangerous policies of treating Islamic terrorism as a criminal matter.” [...]
Cole has advocated for the use of civilian trials in prosecuting terrorism suspects, and King views the appointment as a sign of the administration’s intent to continue to try detainees through the criminal justice system rather than military tribunals as most Republicans prefer.
As we reported yesterday, Cole is a close friend of Attorney General Eric Holder and a partner at a private Washington law firm.
“This may be one of the worst appointments by President Obama during his presidency,” King said, referring to Cole as a “left-wing ideologue who places terrorists in the same categories as drug peddlers.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report. This story has been updated to reflect the reaction of the lawmakers.
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Rickfromillinois
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:12amObama has shown contempt for Congress and his intentions to bypass it constantly. Not only with his recess appointments but with the FCC, EPA, DOE, and DOJ making new rules on their own authority and ignoring Congress. These appointments would have to be approved by the Senate, which is controlled by the Democrats. It shows just how radical some of these appointees are that the President does not want them subject to ANY public scrutiny,
Report Post »Before Rome was an empire it was a Republic. The Republic fell when Augustus simply bypassed the Roman Senate, making them irrelevant, and started ruling by decree. Notice any similarities? Agree with the final result or not, process does matter. Everyone should be concerned.
smithclar3nc3
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 3:16pmIn a recent poll when asked 82% of voters said the recess appointment policy needs to be removed.
Report Post »Reasonabiliy
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:04amIt appears that our elected officials areand have been just urinating on our founding, forefathers and their/our Constitution!
Report Post »ItsintheBible
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:04amThe man is evil.
Report Post »makom
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:02amThe Obama Plan is the Destruction of America. The Actions show it. His words show it. The results are showing it. The People see it and have REJECTED OBAMA AND HIS POLICY. The People don’t want a compromise. The People want the Destructive Policy of this Demonic Obama Administration STOPPED. Obama and his Administration are of a Demonic Nature. Obama is the Anti-Christ. Deny Obama and you will Destroy him. Look and you will see.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:00amObama is acting more like a dictator than our President. Thinking that he can do whatever he wants. This person has no compunction at all. The lawmakers ought to know every time they go to lunch that he is going to pull this kind of crap. Because he knows he has only a few days left.
Report Post »Nevermind
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:58am“jerryod1627
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:33am
Reagan was an honest American patriot, this scum bag is not! All he is doing is showing us that he does not have to abide by the constitution, and feeding his “sick” ego by destroying our country!”
But Reagan did the same thing as Obama but the outrage is at Obama and its ok Reagan did the same thing? Bush did the saem thing as well but i didnt see any outrage from the right. If Obama did the same ting as Reagan and Bush yet there is outrage only towards the actions of Obama if find that a bit hypecritical.
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:07amReagan did the same thing as OBAMA? WHAT??? It‘s not just ’WHAT’ he is doing. It has more to do with the ‘WHO’ and the ‘WHY.” SO NOT THE SAME and opposite ends of the spectrum in ideology.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:23amYou’ve been corrected on your logical fallacy earlier up in the thread Nevermind.
It’s called “Tu Quoque”.
Please, is this all that you on the left have left, paragraphs of half hearted logical fallacies? It‘s all I’ve seen from you folks since I’ve signed onto this site. Really it‘s all I’ve seen from you folks since at least the mid 1990′s now that I think about it. So terribly easy to defeat I’m afraid.
Better luck next decade.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:57amthere must be a way to stop obama in his tracks. we have got to save America.
Report Post »NE Cowboy
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 12:58pmGot any suggestions?? He ‘appoints’ who he wants, the house and senate hasn‘t a say on his ’Czars or who he decides to ‘appoint’ to important posts’. It really doesn’t care who was elected. WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOSE MORE AND MORE RIGHTS no matter who’s been elected as long as he is our President. They know this, and as a result 2011 will be a “pivital” year and probably one we will want to forget. But don’t worry. They keep telling everyone that things are looking GREAT and the recession is over, soooo wahooooooooooooooo!!! ;)
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 4:40pmHumanly speaking, it starts with an “m”.
Report Post »SilentReader
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:56amI can’t wait for this nightmare to end!
When will it end?
Report Post »Oldphoto678
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:17amDon’t hold your breath. You can’t stop us. We always crush you cons in the long run.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:20am@Oldphoto678
Oh, really? So Nazi Germany is still flourishing, the Soviet Union is up and functional and Fascist Italy is making the trains run on time?
Heh. Sorry guy, the jig is up.
Report Post »Lantern
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:30amHaven’t you read the Bible? The ultimate conservative wins in the end.
Report Post »JESUS-IS-LORD
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:54amWhen will it end?
Report Post »When America is recompensed for her disobedience to the LORD. She is equal to the ancient city of Babylon, excessive in her power and selfish in her lusts of many wicked iniquities. Did you honestly believe this country would reign supreme for eternity? All empires must fall. And they will all be judged by the Holy God Almighty. Amen!
Reagan/DeMint.deciple
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 1:59pm@OLDPHOTO678, It’s a wonder why.. You and your people’s little socialism games NEVER work, but yet there you are still trying.. You know what they say about repeating the same things over and over ,and receiving the same negative results ,right? It’s called insanity .. Yep true, liberalism IS a mental disorder.. BTW , you guys a losing bad at this point in the game, thanks in part to people like you, you‘ve woken up the sleeping giant and the future doesn’t look bright for ya.. Get used to it, pal..
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 4:07pmGhostOfJefferson: “So Nazi Germany is still flourishing, the Soviet Union is up and functional and Fascist Italy is making the trains run on time?”
However, it is the fate of all empires to rise and fall. America the Beautiful was founded to free the oppressed. Who do you think will come to OUR rescue in this our time of need? I struggle with the possibility that our time to fade has come. If that is the case, then God will not deliver, and He alone can help, either by the hand of the strong among us or by a sovereign act. Anyone who still believes our votes can change the course Obama has embarked us on is deluding himself.
P.S. Invite that friendly troll to one of your libertarian sites. Please. Big “P” Blazers like me thoroughly dislike the fact that this site is the favorite hangout for stealth trolls. Unlike liberals, Glenn has provided a blog where you can LITERALLY “speak your mind.” If that is not free enough for stealth trolls, then I don’t see what rare gravitational pull keeps them coming to this “disturbing” site- or actually, I do: They profess to be nonpartisan, caring Americans, while they slip their tiny vials of poison in comments to people like you.
That Scottish blood has got to boil, friend. This country perishes while you revel in Socratic parlance. It is time to spread the one inclusive big “P” for Patriot.
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 4:20pmThat was, “…big P for Patriotism.”
Report Post »SlimnRanger
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 6:38pm@Silent,it will not end don’t you people that read the Bible see and understand what is going on here? We will go thru a period of much turmoil,stress and confussion,the Christ comes back,after that the war of all wars takes place but those that are called will not be here but before Christ rreturns we need to prepare ourselves ,I know ya’ll are thinking i am nuts but i know i am right, because i read the ending and We win, i do not want to be left behind and i pray none of you good folks will be either
Report Post »Evileye
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:56amAs long as people set back and watch there basic freedoms taken away and do nothing
Report Post »about this nation is doomed.
The steady in encroachment incrementally applied does not seem to bother the masses.
We are soothed with the idea that a person that has done well some how owes his wealth to someone that has not.
Class warfare is a distraction to lead you to belive new rules only to the wealthy.
not so.
look at the interstate commerce law.
nothing is exempt in the gov view.I suppose if you mother became pregnant in California
and you were born in Texas you would fall under the Interstate commerce clause.
If you had a joint restraining order against you and your X 30 years ago you could not own a fire arm because if was manufactured in Connecticut.This some how affects inter state commerce?
BurntHills
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:56amactually, altho Cole is a lot like the vile moron Bill Ayers, we were kind of surprised to see he’s a white guy.
Report Post »kandeman
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:18amWill the courts ever rule on the eligibility of the “fraud-in-chief”?
Report Post »tranquilrider
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:24am@kandeman
Report Post »The courts have ruled several times, try and pay attention. He is American.
Psychosis
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:43am@ tranquil………dismissing a case and ruling on a case are two completely different things………pay attention ….troll
Report Post »tranquilrider
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 12:15pm@Psychosis
Report Post »Thanks for the name calling, suits you well.
Cases are dismissed when there isn’t enough merit or evidence to proceed.
EqualJustice
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:55amThese appointments are just the tip of the iceberg in pushing their agenda. If the Obama administration does not get what they want, they just circumvent Congressional procedures and create new ‘REGULATIONS’ through all their new AGENCIES instead. It’s a win-win.
Report Post »MikeinIdaho
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:31amWho is surprised that the marxist dictator wannabe is bypassing the Constitution and the Congress?
Report Post »Any chance we can trap him in Hawaii and make those idiots keep him?
Nevermind
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:24am“kryptonite
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:18am
What do dictators do? They bypass Congress, violate the Constitution, and re-elect themselves. Two down, and one to go.”
Reagan made over 200 recess appoinments. So is he a dictator that violate the constitution?
Report Post »jerryod1627
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:33amReagan was an honest American patriot, this scum bag is not! All he is doing is showing us that he does not have to abide by the constitution, and feeding his “sick” ego by destroying our country!
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:02amRecess appointments in general have been sorely abused since the 1980′s, no question. No President, of any party or ideological affiliation, should be using them to end round the Constitutionally required Senate endorsements.
That said, Obama seems, more than most other Presidents, to use it as an ideological tool. If he knows his candidates won’t stand up to scrutiny, he pulls stunts like this. Yes, other presidents may have done this a few times in the past on rare occasions (the “no scrutiny” motivation), but with Obama it seems to be a very consistent pattern.
Throwing out “tu quoque” arguments, thus, are a logical fallacy I’m afraid.
Report Post »tranquilrider
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:34am@GhostOfJefferson
Report Post »I agree with you but will you agree that no other President has faced this level of obstructionism?
Holding a 911 responders bill and START treaties hostage in the form of a signed letter?
Less juditional nominees appointed in the last 30 years?
Try meeting me in the middle.
GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:51am@Tranquil
You said:
“@GhostOfJefferson I agree with you ”
Thank you. It was an non-ideological statement. It bothers me when either side pulls stunts like this.
“but will you agree that no other President has faced this level of obstructionism?”
Pardon? He has a majority in the Senate and the House. Even the “obstruction” letter, as you call it, could not have held much weight until AFTER the confirmations in January of next year. He‘s gotten an awful lot of what he’s wanted. Even if every currently seated Republican had voted “No” on every single bill without exception, he could have had every single one of his initiatives passed. Even when he doesn’t get his way, he simply activates a given “Czar” and they pass regulations behind the scenes (FCC anybody?) without Congress.
“Holding a 911 responders bill and START treaties hostage in the form of a signed letter?”
The 9/11 responders should not be getting special individual monies, regardless of what Dems or GOP types think. The Congress is only empowered to enact general funding, not individual grants to individuals, which the 9/11 stuff was. I disagreed with it, and I still do, so I’m bound to piss off both the GOP and you Dems on this one. If people want to help 9/11 responders, then start a private charity and I‘m CERTAIN that they’d find millions of dollars in donations flowing in. ;)
The START treaty is a non-issue. How is it even important? I mean seriously, the START treaty is something pressing? Russia barely makes a squeak these days and is concerned with “internal” politics more than anything, they’re about as much of a threat to us as the Netherlands. While I have no problem reducing nuclear arms in a general sense, to claim that START was something *that* important doesn’t really fly with me. The hype around it was purely generated fiction.
“Less juditional nominees appointed in the last 30 years?”
Isn’t that dependent on seats needing filled more than anything else? To be honest I’m not particularly familiar with this particular item you bring up.
“Try meeting me in the middle.”
I really don’t see where the middle is. Obama has both chambers of Congress. Whatever he wants, he could get with votes of his party alone. If any obstructionism is going on, it’s in the ranks of the Dems in my view, as if they banded together and voted their agenda in lock step every single thing that Obama wanted would have been passed.
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 12:18pm@Nevermind
In 1985, President Reagan made quite a few of them [recess appts.]. The majority at that time, the Democrats, under the majority leadership of Senator Byrd from WV, made the determination that he was making too many recess appointments.
He challenged the President to submit a letter that would outline future recess appts. During the Reagan administration. In 1985, a letter was sent from Pres. Regan to… Senator Byrd… that stated no more recess appts. would take place unless the names of the individuals who were considered for recess appt. were submitted in writing in sufficient time in advance that the majority or minority leaders could take some type of action.
For example, if they were going to have someone recess appointed for the express prupose of avoiding the advice and consent of the Senate, then they would just not go into recess; they would go into pro forma, where they would have someone in the Chair all the time to make sure that did not happen… (Congressional Record, V. 145, Pt. 21, November 19, 1999 http://books.google.com/books?id=A1lOzcKvAbIC&pg=PA31050&lpg=PA31050&dq=Outline+of+Reagan+recess+appointments&source=bl&ots=tMEdEhCz_H&sig=o42zrs-5XHy_opSmfi3M9iwYTEc&hl=en&ei=Va4cTai1AYH78AbO3NGfDg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CD0Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=Outline%20of%20Reagan%20recess%20appointments&f=false
Harry Reid did in fact use pro forma to block Bush recess appts. during the last two years of his presidency (2007-2008). Where is effing Reid now? I’ll tell ya. Kissing this tyrant’s feet. Letting him scr*w Congress, take away our freedoms, and chum up to terrorists and rogue states. If you love this country, you need to wake up and stop defending the Traitor.
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 12:25pmA WP mistake. Read:
“He challenged the President to submit a letter that would outline future recess appts. during the Reagan administration.”
Report Post »tranquilrider
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 12:27pmGhost
Report Post »The letter may not hold water but certainly shows the intent of the GOP. We are way past partisan politics here. I don’t beleive either side has the “people” in mind. The left is hell bent on moving their agenda at all costs and the right is clearly protecting the interest of big business and corporate lobbiests. Sites like this one and Media Matters don’t help our cause. Most people stick to one or the other for information. Neither site tells a whole story. Reading some of the comments on this site is disturbing. There are clearly some people here that do research and can engage in an intellectual debate but they are few and far between. Mostly calling people names.
Politicians are being cradled and protected from media sources like Fox & MSNBC. I would love to find a forum that both sides can engage in a conversation based on two sides of a story.
GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 12:50pm@Tranquil
You said:
“The letter may not hold water but certainly shows the intent of the GOP. ”
Well, as the saying goes, “sticks and stones…”. :) If it can’t obstruct, then it’s not technically obstructionism, that‘s all I’m saying.
“”We are way past partisan politics here. I don’t beleive either side has the “people” in mind.”
I tend to agree.
“The left is hell bent on moving their agenda at all costs”
Yes, they are, and that’s where I get really ticked off with them, outside of any policy or ideological objections. They come off as supremely arrogant doing what they’ve been doing the last 2 years, to the point that it is so off putting as to make any few things they do that I might agree with nearly invisible to me. I prefer a government that works as much as possible along the lines of reason, debate and due consideration of consequences. Ramming things through, especially with this level of arrogance, even things I may agree with, is wrong and anathema to the very spirit this nation was founded upon.
“and the right is clearly protecting the interest of big business and corporate lobbiests. ”
I agree, but probably with different definitions of “big business” and “corporate”. I’m not fan of state created fake persons called “corporations”. The “business” that the RINO GOP helps, and it does clearly as you note, are all anti-free market interests that wish to use government to keep their business competitors hobbled. I find that abhorrent, as I am a proponent of a *real* free market, and I reject mercantilism, which is what I believe that the establishment RINO GOP tends to believe in (mercantilism). In fact if I’m not mistaken, didn’t the “conservative caucus” which guided a lot of prior GOP policy fully reject free market ideology in the mid 1990′s? I seem to remember that pretty clearly.
If the GOP really protected business, they wouldn’t accept one lobbyist pay off and would reject all pseudo-monopoly type legislation pushes. Handing favors back to companies, alas, is what many of them do now, for campaign contributions. It’s shameful.
“Sites like this one and Media Matters don’t help our cause. Most people stick to one or the other for information. Neither site tells a whole story.”
Actually this is an auxiliary site for me, I tend to hob nob on some of the more abstract/philosophical libertarian discussion forums as a general rule. However, I find The Blaze to be a great place to spread the word about little “L” libertarianism as the tea party types are, in my view, on the path towards libertarianism…and since I believe all people are capable of reason and logic, I stay and throw out my little sermons to whomever will bother to listen to them. :)
“Reading some of the comments on this site is disturbing. There are clearly some people here that do research and can engage in an intellectual debate but they are few and far between. Mostly calling people names.”
I do dislike the ad hominem as well, and always try to take the high road, and say as much to “allies” and “foes” alike from time to time. From what little I’ve interacted with you, you tend to take that high road as well despite the notion that we probably wouldn’t agree on too much (I might be wrong about common ground though?).
“I would love to find a forum that both sides can engage in a conversation based on two sides of a story.”
Oh, they’re out there, but some of them are ‘invite only’.
Slainte, and if we don’t talk again today, Happy New Year!
Report Post »tranquilrider
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 1:02pmHappy New Year Ghost
Report Post »dcwu
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:24amImpeach.
Report Post »tranquilrider
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:27amBased on what exactly?
Report Post »Lantern
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:32amHow about three instances of quid pro quo?
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:23amDavid Horowitz said it best: inside every Liberal is a totalitarian screaming to get out.
Report Post »macwedge
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:22amACCOUNTABILITY, I scream, ACCOUNTABILITY. There is NO quid pro quo. The presidiot is crapping on the constitution. We HAVE to hold his feet to the fire!!!!!
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:32amOk, how?
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:40ami could think of a few ways………but for some reason a stake and rope keep coming to mind llol
Report Post »AZfreeman
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 1:43pm@GhostOfJefferson
“Ok, how?”
At the restoring honor rally on 8/28 Beck had about 500,000 patriots there. What if someone had gone to mic and said…. “Ok, now let’s all march over to the capital and tell them how we feel.”
A peaceful demonstration of that size may be what it takes. They haven’t heard us so far, so let’s speak a little louder. I’m just saying… rf
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:18amWhat do dictators do? They bypass Congress, violate the Constitution, and re-elect themselves. Two down, and one to go.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 1:03pmI fear you are correct … we have Chavez of the North …
Report Post »paulwbrown
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:15amHe is not just a socialist as that that does not explain his anti-American stances as does his anti-colonialist stances similar to his father and grandfather. It explains why he insisted that England take back the bust of Churchill. It explains why he bad mouths our country when he is overseas. It explains why he supports billions in Export/Import Bank loans to Mexico to drill for oil in the Gulf why restricting our drilling. He also supported billions in loans to Brazil to drill in deep water while telling us how dangerous it it.
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:24amI agree, but the question I then have is what do we all do if close to 50% of Americans basically “think” like Obama? I mean, maybe 50% is a bit of a stretch, but I‘m damned sure it’s close to 40% and if it is close to 40% now, it’ll be 50% in 10 years.
How do we stop this percentage from increasing if we do not have control of what kids are being taught in school? I mean, we all sit here and belly ache daily about this crap, yet we do absolutely nothing about it. We’ve got to get the kids back, but I’m not sure that can be achieved unless everybody home schools starting today.
Report Post »Lantern
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:16am@Hauschild
Report Post »Do you have children? If so, do you talk to them? Do you tell them about this socialist? Are you involved in their education and let them know when the teachers are teaching only one side or lying?
WE are responsible for our children, not the schools. Hopefully, this, along with the internet and Fox, will make a difference.
tranquilrider
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:30am@PAULWBROWN
Excellent job reciting Beck talking points.
Report Post »Yawn
Texas_Tip
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:12amWhat’s this? More toadies and now we send an envoy to Syria with recess appointments? Yes Judah, it goes on.
Tip
Report Post »“The consequences of ignorant voters, or is it wise progressives, strikes again.”
BoilitDown
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:29am@Texas_Tip
Report Post »Ignorant voters indeed. It appalls me that there are so many unconscious people surveyed now who still support him. A major education effort needs to be made but, the media won’t co-operate. In these historic times, how can you be that unconscious?
hauschild
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:09amHow can anybody – seriously – stand this dude? I mean, he’s condescending as hell, has absolutely no work ethic and he has no idea what he is doing. He’s anti-American, so to speak.
You know this nation is in its last throes when an idiot like this is running roughshod over traditional American ideals, and will probably end up getting re-elected.
People, I think it’s high time we realize that “we” are slipping out of majority status and might have to accept the “change”, or prepare for a literal war – Civil War Part Deux.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:24amYeah, we’re down to a paltry 71% of the adult population. Our days are numbered. ;)
When a lawless tyrant does what he wants to you, that doesn‘t mean you’re in the minority.
Report Post »DarKangelAZRAEL
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:21amI’m with Ghost on this one. We are a majority and most think similar to us on these issues it it just they are happy with the wool that sits upon their eyes. We must plan something big that will put all of this stuff in the limelight to wake them up. What we can do I am not sure but I talk to everyone I know all the time about this stuff. I am sure it’s why I am becoming more and more of a hermit but I will pay the price of loneliness if I can get a third of them to start looking into things for themselves. Does anyone have any ideas on how we can make this stuff more mainstream or put the bright lights on it more than it is? I will help in any way I can. Once everyone REALLY pays attention there will be no way he or anyone like him could get elected in 2012.
Report Post »Lantern
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:58am@DarkAngelAzrael
Report Post »Same here. It is getting to the point that people won’t email me. I feel as if I am pestering them, but I want them to know. I am starting to think that they don’t want to know. Like you said, they are happy to sit with the wool over their eyes. As long as it doesn’t affect them, or their lives, they will live on happily ignorant until it is too late.
DarKangelAZRAEL
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 12:54pm@Lantern,
I am right there with you. It is ultimately frustrating. I feel everyone will be head in the sand till the SH!7 hits the fan and then they will be screaming “Why did no one warn us!?” How could YOU let this happen. I find I am disgusted every day with those around me just choosing bliss over the empowerment of knowledge.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 6:18pmOh yeah – sure – I don’t believe any of you have what it takes to start the 2nd Civil War – most of you are “all show and no go” – you love to talk about it but when it comes to doing it – not one of you would go there and you know it!! http://maboulette.wordpress.com
BoilitDown
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:08amI railed at Bush for these maneuvers and Obama is ten times as bad at circumventing our laws. It’s just one more step closer to totalitarianism. A lawless government is tyranny. At this point we don’t have a real DOJ and the administration operates on the “Law Du Jour”.
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:57amThe “Law Du Jour” comment was with regard to James Cole’s appointment, who’s nomination had previously been shot down. Cole had failed as an overseer of AIG and had been used as an attack dog for the Democrats against Gingrich with false allegations. Cole’s opinions on the lack of importance of terrorists threats alone make him unqualified.
Report Post »Clearly, Obama has no real plans of moving to the center with actions like this.
IndyGuy
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:05amThis Socialist must be stopped…Congress you must put a stop to this Idiots takeover!!!
Report Post »IVillageIdiot
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:05amI keep try to tell you…. he’s NOT A DEM…. he’s a Socialist….. the Democratic process is not in their belief system, it’s just one tool along the way to achieving political hegemony.
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:19amHe’s NOT a socialist. He’s a freaking commie!
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:17amDemocrats are Socialist as long as they keep accepting their donations
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:27amClearly, the U.S. has entered a new political moment. Heightened class and democratic struggle, the Great Recession and its aftermath, Obama ‘s ascent to the presidency, the assertive posture of the AFL-CIO, the growth of social networks, the counter-revolt of the extreme right, all have combined to produce an unprecedented situation – and opportunity for the communist to capture the democrat party.
Report Post »lp
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 12:48pmObama’s mimetizing like a chameleon does. He’ll change color. He’ll be in possession of Republican’s success. He’ll make it look like his own accomplishments. “For him, a muslim, the goal justifies the means.” He has yet to give America the “shot of grace.” He must be reelected “to fulfill his mandate.” He fooled Americans once. He trusts he can fool Americans again. He counts on the machinery that worked for Nancy Pelosi and Reed’s re-election. They control ballot supervision.. They count the vote. So did Hitler, Mussolini, Castro… It works. It was done here in America Nov. 2010. He counts on it for 2012. They are already preparing the field.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 1:13pmSocialist, Marxist or Communist, same thing in my book – power hungry, control freaks who see everyone else as their enemy (mostly correct) and will use the point of a gun to get rid of all who are in opposition to their demented, nightmarish dreams of turning a good land into a prison state system.
Report Post »NancyBee
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 3:52pmHe is a sneaky snake in the grass. The next 2 years are going to be h@@l.
Report Post »beebacksoon
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 5:28pmAMEN! He’s a Hugo Chavez wannabe.
Report Post »beckwill
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:05amAhhh, the transparency. I can almost see right through it.
Report Post »Shurmus
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:07amThe wrong message to be sending?
It‘s the only message he’s got.
Report Post »cnsrvtvj
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:12amThis is going to get significantly worse in 2011 now that they don’t have control of the house. We’re in for a rough year. How many new czars will we see in 2011?
http://www.donsmithshow.com
Report Post »lovenfl3
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:14amExactly……the transparency.
Report Post »jimmythebullet
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:19amyeah-transparent as a lead wall.not even superman can see through it.
Report Post »Lantern
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:10amIt’s time to put the man-child in his place. No more bypassing, no more using regulatory powers to enact policies. I hope this new Congress has the nads to do something. I am getting an ugly feeling, in my gut, that we will be disappointed. I hope I am wrong.
Report Post »Xcori8r
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:13amHolder must be getting ready to bail.
Report Post »8jrts
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:17amAt this rate we may have to get used to saying “All hail to Dictator Obama”!! Sure seems to be going in that direction.
Report Post »MamaofJ5
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:23amMaybe recess appointments ought to be done away with. You really think the founding fathers had this in mind?
Report Post »Cobra Blue
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:27amBLAH…BLAH…BLAH….If the GOP lawmakers dislike this appt so much,…to heck with protocol. Don’t worry about what the media thinks and/or says. Turn the place upside down and bring the government to a halt if necessary…..if it is so DAMN bad. HELLO! Business as usual is not going to work with this Administration. Both sides have to be willing to play by the rules. Obama does not. This will happen and they will move on to their next item on the agenda and then another marxist/progressive agenda item will be brought up and the GOP will again yell and pay lip service in disagreement and then the issue will be resolved in the Administration’s favor and thus the Progressive agenda cycle will continue….
Report Post »Rogue
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:36amWhat a freaking joke this administration is. You send an embassador to a designated state sponsor of terrorism? Great – so now we are negotiating with Syria on it’s diplomatic affaris? Israel just moved a couple notches lower on the US’s preferred allies list. The US should NOT have embassadors in any country that supports terrorism in any way. Get ready for the push to offer Syria some financial aid at the taxpayer’s expense.
And Cole for DAG? A lawyer who monitored AIG since 2004 and submitted confidential reports directly to the DoJ? Hmm… and I assume his firm watched up until the point of the Fed’s bailout in 2008? If this guy was so inept as to not notify anyone of the impending trouble at AIG, he has no business dealing with criminal investigations and prosecutions. This is the last man on the planet who should be considered for any job within the DoJ, including janitor.
Report Post »FreeMan5770
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:46amWe have to get into our schools, expand our reach into the media, and do our own mind programming, or at least come up with some coordinated effort to de-program the masses from the malicious mind control programming that is carried out in our schools and most mass media..
For now we have to educate as many as we can and de-program our children at home. The number one long term goal should be to rid the schools of the progressive agenda.
A close second would be for some of you that are able to produce TV shows, movies, music, and other entertainment outlets that appeal to the masses. Ever notice how almost every show you watch on TV pushes some progressive point? How many movies have you watched where the main characters would rather die at the hands of an intruder, stalker, sexual predator, etc before they would consider owning a gun? Of course, most of the time on TV and movies the police get there to save the day. In real life they get to file a report on how you died. We need entertaining movies where the intruders and rapists get shot by whoever they are trying to rob or rape. Lets show stuff like that on the big and little screens for 30 yrs and see how easy it is to elect another Obama. Let’s get history and the constiution back in the schools and the communists out.
If you have the resources and are looking for a business opportunity why not look into producing entertaining real movies and real TV shows. Not just political cartoons that pretty much preach to the choir. Look at the success of conservative talk radio and Fox News. The audience is there. Lets have a TV show where the kids are throwing the plastic soda bottles into the garbage can instead of refilling them with soda to try to save the planet. Lets have a show where the kids have pizza on Saturday instead of maybe two apples and an 8 ounce cup of carrot juice. I swear I’m afraid to watch network TV. I just have this gut feeling that someone, somewhere is writing the script now where the kid refills his soda bottle but mom and dad are taking soda away and it will now be carrot juice. I know that it is going to be filmed and put on TV for entertainment.
Lets change it. While we still can. We can do it, but not without expanding our reach into the schools and media. Hopefully, the progressives won’t be able to finish the USA off before we can get it going.
Report Post »BMartin1776
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 11:56amTransparency HAHAHAHAHA. Just more proof of the lies this guy told to get elected. Many of us tried to warn you AmeriKa. We tried to warn you of about who he really was based on his associations, voting record and things he actually said, but you told us to “shut up, be quiet, stop being a racist, bigot, hater etc”.
A Constitutional attorney he is and he just took yet another dump on it remember he said
“The constitution is a deeply flawed document.”… You think that was just an empty comment by a guy raised differently than most of us?! He is a hardcore radical and he is sitting in the White House.
:shaking my head: I know what it will take for the masses to truly wake up and by that time it WILL BE too late. All he needs is an event to seize total power. PDD51… look into it you will see that a catastrophe/crisis is never defined, regardless the Pres can declare it and take power. BHO added teeth to this executive order with the Establishment of the Council Of Governors.
Days of playing nice and by the book have to go. Americans need to wake up and see whats going on. Get out of your shell, cross the line within yourself and TAKE BACK AMERICA through http://www.savingtherepublic.com
Report Post »Curator_JDR
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 12:22pmWho wouldn’t want to have an Eric Holder for every ambassador post? Its the Leftist America hating dream.
Here is a public trial of the traitors through art (video cartoon). Its too funny.
In this animated short feature Sarah Palin is the hero. “A Not So Grimm Fairy Tale” … Politically Incorrect Satire featuring “Bearah Sailin” and her grizzly bear clan taking back America from the Progressive clan of Sorge Goros & Nancy Poles-i-don’t-see.
http://www.marcrubin.com/hairmerica.ivnu
Report Post »Lotus503
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 1:11pmDid the Congress ever think of cutting off funding to the executive branch? They hold the credit card…so to speak.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 1:11pmTransparency? I will assume that you mean in it in the ultimate sardonic humor of as being ‘clear as tea and soft as crumpets.”
Report Post »oldoldtimer
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 2:57pmA subversion on the intent of the Constitution.{ POTUS has the power to fill up all Vacancies that may “happen”during the recess of the Senate which shall expire at the End of their next session.} It was never intended to be used to appoint people that could not be vetted by the Senate. It was to fill needed positions due to death and resignationes to insure the Gov’t would run smoothly until the Senate reconvened and a proper candidate could be vetted to fill the job. At some point Congress allowed the intent to be subverted and now we the people need to demand it be honored as written and not to be used to appoint a bunch of Socalists, Communists and Marxist that this POTUS knows would never be acceptable to the American people but yet he wants to surround himself with them in key positions. Obamas shadow Gov’t. All he needs is an excuse to grab total dictatorial power just like his buddy Chavez(Obamas role model for dictatorship). Actually when you look at all Obama has done to bypass Congress one immediately realizes Congress is now irrelevent and he just issues executive orders or regulations to accomplish his agenda to destry the economy of the USA. Look at every gov’t that has failed or collapsed allowing dictators to come to power. IN EVERY SINGLE INSTANCE THE ECONOMY FAILED! Usually from gov’t pressure.
Report Post »docvet
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 3:33pm8JRTS – you beat me to it. Between executive orders and congressional recesses, we have a one-man band in office. Are we ready for another “dear leader” on this side of the Pacific?
Report Post »Major Infidel
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 4:04pmcnsrvtvj:
“This is going to get significantly worse in 2011 now that they don’t have control of the house. We’re in for a rough year. How many new czars will we see in 2011?”
Good question and a scary one. This will be his way around Congress. He’ll have an army of czars doing his bidding.
Report Post »Chet Hempstead
Posted on December 31, 2010 at 2:09amAll Presidents of both parties make this kind of recess appointment. Is it unconstitutional? Technically, no. Does it violate the spirit of the Constitution? Yes, BUT so do the procedural manoeuvres that give one or two Senators the power to prevent a vote from being taken on an appointee who would be confirmed if the Senate as a whole were allowed to vote on it.
Report Post »TXMD
Posted on December 31, 2010 at 11:02amSadly, what he is doing is very much transparent. The word “transparent” is a neutral term – it may either refer to something good or something evil. And generally it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to discern which.
Report Post »TruthTalker
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:01amtypical
Report Post »KenInIL
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 3:11pmThe Republicans need to know how to watch their back. They kept congress in session minimally over Txgvg to prevent these sort of appointments, but they became overconfident with their ties during the lame duck session.
Report Post »Rn mom
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 3:39pmAre they expecting anything different than this from the POTUS? The guy is a ruthless liberal- they are lulling themselves into a false sense of security with him.
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 6:55pmLooks like we need a bill first to make sure NO funds from ANY department are used to pay ANY Czars,, than a bill to make sure that NO President can any longer make recess APPOINTMENTS.. these are NO LONGER necessary.. since the house and senate CAN be reached at all time via teleconference..THEREFORE available as if they were in D.C. just like this president make the appointments while he was NOT in D.C. Next.. DO NOT LEAVE THIS PRESIDENT ALONE.. MAKE SURE AT LEAST 1 OF YOU IS IN TOWN FROM THE SENATE AND HOUSE AT ALL TIMES.. Leaving him alone is like leaving a mentally handicapped person alone.. fact is the handicapped person has MORE honor than this back stabbing turncoat, lying, SNAKE we call a leader.. I am ashamed at all the REPUBLICANS that bought into this low life and his so called compromise.. they KNOW since these make 28 I think I heard recess appointments he has made.. IF the Republicans don’t start THINKING like this slime ball we are all in trouble.. they have to be able to OUT maneuver him.. they need to do good defense as well as offense..Believe me I was born and raised in CHICAGO where OBAMA learned all his IMMORAL behavior..HE HAS NO HONOR nor do the rest of the PROGRESSIVE GARBAGE THAT SURROUNDS HIM..
Report Post »RobertCA
Posted on December 30, 2010 at 10:59pmGreat job Obama by appointing a US ambassador to Syria the nation that sponsors & recruits terrorists & is always supporting hezbollah .
Report Post »ozz
Posted on December 31, 2010 at 1:13am/agree “By any means necessary.” The dictator will have his way.
Report Post »jackrorabbit
Posted on December 31, 2010 at 1:54amFor those that need to know
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_ambassadors_to_Syria
This isn’t a new position. Do a little homework before opening your mouth and putting your foot into it.
Report Post »jblovesAmerica
Posted on December 31, 2010 at 8:25amThe Conservative Congress-must direct the FBI to investigate Cole-and publicly vet their findings.
Report Post »Cole is a hateful anti American.
animalcracker
Posted on January 1, 2011 at 9:18amI have e-mailed my new “Tea Party” congressman, the first GOPer since the Civil War to be so, and mentioned to him that majorities mean nothing so long as we have ex (?) union lawyers at NLRB and anti-gun nuts at BTAF and four dozen insidious Czars. The new congress needs to haul every one of them up and politely ask who they are, what they believe, what they have done, what they want to do, how much are they making, what is their work schedule, what is the budget for their staff, etc. Congress does not matter when the exuctive has totalitarian tendencies and this Soros-endorsed (surely it is) radical shadow gov’t remains in place. Write your reps! (Also, who among us believes that The Obama is smart or “powerful” enough to be at the head of all this? You don’t have to be a conspiracy nut. Just think about the tele-prompter kid a solid minute, look at his past. He ain‘t runnin’ nothin’ and as Rush says, it doesn’t matter where he is, he’s always the least qualified person in the room. Something’s going on, and maybe Ms. Piven has a clue.)
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