Department of self-defeating arguments
By Steve Benen
Congressional Republicans are still quite outraged by President Obama’s recess appointments last week, and plan to take up a resolution criticizing the move — just as soon as they return from recess.
“It’s astounding to me that the president is claiming these are recess appointments and within his authority, when Congress was not in fact in recess,” Black said. “These appointments are an affront to the Constitution. No matter how you look at this, it doesn’t pass the smell test. I hope the House considers my resolution as soon as we return to Washington so we can send a message to President Obama.” (emphasis added)
Jonathan Bernstein called this the “best self-refuting argument ever,” adding, “(W)e’re to believe that it’s outrageous for the president to call what’s happening now a recess, and the House intends to take it up as soon as they get back into town after recessing for the holiday.”
Exactly. The president decided lawmakers had left town for a congressional recess. Lawmakers effectively endorsed the line when they said the White House couldn’t submit a request for a debt-ceiling increase while they were on a congressional recess.
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I’d encourage Republicans to think this one through a little more, but I’m not sure they’d understand the problem even if they pondered the contradiction.
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A return to the good old days before the EPA, AQMD and other nuisances Mitt misses.
A burning river in 1969, the Cuyahoga to be precise.
This is the Republican America.
Guess who lives in filtered air and water homes?
Meanwhile we die of asthma and other crap due to no healthcare.
And when I get off this jungle gym and my mommy takes me back to DC, I'm gonna throw a tantrum. Just see if I don't! 
House Repugs:
That Obama is runnin' wild. He's thinking of going to the mattresses already.
President Obama:
No, no, no! No more! Not this time. No more meetings, no more discussions, no more Republican tricks.
You give 'em one message: I want Cantor. If not, it's all-out war: we go to the mattresses.
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This will play right into Obama's hands and allow him to paint the repugs as they are which is
obstructionist ass hats.
Republicans who think don't stay Republicans for very long... ah, the strategy has become clear. 
Then you must be on recess. There is no middle here, like being half-way pregnant.
(I see the edit and smiley buttons are back, YAY!) 
