Democrats in Senate block recess appointments?

[Gold Metal Flake]

Senate blocks recess appointments with deal between Dems, GOP

Source: The Hill

Senate Democrats agreed Wednesday night to a Republican demand to block President Obama from making recess appointments while Congress is out of town campaigning for the midterm elections.

Democratic leaders have agreed to schedule pro-forma sessions of the Senate every week over the next six weeks, a move that will prevent Obama from making emergency appointments, according to Senate sources briefed on the talks.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/121775-senate-blocks-recess-appointments

WTFITS?

[Skidmore]

1. This had better be totally wrong or an outright lie.

Time to get on the phone.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

2. Which Senate Democrats are going along with this?

and WHY?

:wtf:

If the Republicans won't do their jobs and allow his nominees to come up for an UP-OR-DOWN VOTE (remember how much the Republicans in Congress complained about this when Bush was (P)resident), then President Obama has little choice but to make recess appointments. Why would some Senate Democrats be going along with the Republicans on THIS? What else are they going to agree with? No "lame duck" session like Boehner wants?

I hope that this story is wrong. I really do.

:banghead:

[kentuck]

3. I bet they would not have done that to LBJ...

..and expected anything for their state or districts?

[tritsofme]

5. I would guess the WH was fine with it.

50+ nominees moved forward. After McConnell showed his cards, the alternative was all unconfirmed nominees being returned to the WH, and if Obama wanted to renominate them, they would need to start over, a whole new hearing ect.

[Gold Metal Flake]

4. Afternoon de-kick.