Trent Lott slams Obama over recess appointments

Trent Lott slams Obama over recess appointments

What happens when the president makes a recess appointment when the Senate is not technically on recess?

Nobody knows.

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The gridlock was already bad in the Senate, but Obama’s moves could lead to a nuclear winter in a chamber where one senator could bottle up virtually any presidential nomination anytime in the future.

“It certainly will exacerbate the already bad relations between Republicans in Congress and President Obama, and I think this is a mistake,” former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) said in an interview. “I do think this will wind up creating ill will and end up in legal actions.”

Politico
1/3/11