Reply #70: "Elizabeth Warren Appointment Dangles As Democrats Duck Recess Fight With Republicans"

[sabrina 1]

June 30, 2011:

Elizabeth Warren Appointment Dangles As Democrats Duck Recess Fight With Republicans

In a bid to stop President Obama from making Senate-circumventing appointments while Congress is out -- most notably Consumer Financial Protection Bureau architect Elizabeth Warren -- House Speaker John Boehner is banning his members -- and the Senate -- from going on holiday.

Just weeks ago she was the subject of the Recess battle with Republicans whose goal was to prevent the president from making recess appointments over the Memorial Day weekend, specifically Elizabeth Warren. If she was not interested in the job, she had not said so early this month. Not only that, but Liberal Groups were rallying support for her appointment which she surely knew.

From June 28, 2011:

Liberals push Elizabeth Warren nomination

“It’s time for President Obama to embrace the clear will of the American people and appoint Elizabeth Warren to stand up for consumers,” Green said.

Although Warren is the bureau’s chief architect and Democrats’ first choice to run it, Senate Republicans signaled they would wage a bruising confirmation fight if Obama nominated her. Instead, Obama tapped Warren to get the bureau up and running, and deferred his selection of a nominee.

Whatever the reason, she is now 'going home to spend time with her family'. But to say she 'never wanted the job' is not what we were hearing from her just weeks ago, nor from Barney Frank.

Why did she let this battle take place on her behalf if she had not interest in the job?