Obama Sidesteps Law to Halt Domestic Energy Production. Twice.
Disregard for the Constitution and the rule of law isn’t anything new for the Obama administration, but what’s interesting to point out is that the administration has now shown no regard for the Constitution or the rule of law in acting to halt domestic energy production - twice; once to close Yucca Mountain and at [...]
President Obama Responds to the Confirmation of 27 Nominees
President Obama’s statement following action by the Senate to confirm twenty-seven nominees:
Today, the United States Senate confirmed 27 of my high-level nominees, many of whom had been awaiting a vote for months.
At the beginning of the week, a staggering 63 nominees had been stalled in the Senate because one or more senators placed a hold on their [...]
Dear Leader to force through extremist nominees
Barack Obama sees no reason to continue to be frustrated with such pesky nuisances as the Constitution:
… Obama now says he intends to circumvent the entire Senate confirmation process to railroad through 177 radical left-wing nominees–many of whom are opposed by both parties–while Congress is still in recess.
Hmmm. Contrast this positioning with then Senator Obama’s [...]
McHugh on Hold
I reported last week that a vote on Rep. John McHugh’s (R-N.Y.) nomination to serve as Secretary of the Army wax expected to happen by the end of the week. It didn’t. Roll Call reports that “McHugh is the subject of a hold by Kansas GOP Sens. Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts, who want assurances [...]
