@charliein@... There are some uncooperative members of the President's party, like Sen. Max Baucus. He declined to even bring this to a hearing. The Republicans have chosen to filibuster everything, demanding 60 votes to pass anything, and the Democrats don't have that any more.
We could not afford a delay until next year in getting this job started. That is why I used the Petraeus analogy.
Of course, President Bush only needed a majority to get what he wanted. Must be why he used the recess appointment power 171 times.
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