Naughty or Nice? Santa Visits White House
According to the AlterNet blog, Santa just delivered over 37,000 copies of the Constitution of the United States to the White House. Apparently there are a lot of Americans who doubt that President Bush has ever even read the document that he is sworn to preserve, protect and defend. A few have speculated that it doesn’t have any cartoon illustrations, so Bush passed it over . . .
Meanwhile, according to the NYT, Congress has finally smartened up and though gone for the Holidays, they’re “leaving a light on” so that Bush can’t sneak through any recess appointments like he’s been known to do. “Mr. Reid’s chief concern is that President Bush will use a recess to make appointments that would otherwise require Senate approval. And there is one in particular that he wants to stop: that of Steven G. Bradbury, nominated to be assistant attorney general, who signed secret Justice Department memorandums authorizing harsh interrogation methods that Mr. Reid considers to be torture . . .
Mr. Reid said the Senate would carry over until next year dozens of nominations that it has not yet acted on. But Mr. Bradbury’s name was one of seven that Mr. Reid said were being sent back to the White House, a move that will require Mr. Bush to resubmit them . . . To prevent recess appointments, the Senate will convene for pro forma sessions throughout the holiday break . . . ” Well, about time Reid developed a backbone where Bush is concerned, considering the recent telecomm immunity bill he worked to sneak through before the holiday, a move that was blocked by Dodd.
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