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onenote

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9. A significant number of recess appointments are used for part time, honorary type positions

Reply to dsc (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 30, 2013, 11:54 AM

Jan 2013

Appointments to presidential boards and the like. The Senate, which moves slowly under the best of circumstances, sometimes just doesn't get around to acting on filling these non-essential positions, so they get filled via the recess appointment process. Of bush 2's 171 recess appointments, 72 were to part-time positions. I suspect the same is true for most presidents, although I haven't checked.

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President Obama has made far fewer recess appointments than any recent president. Graph. [View all] madfloridian Jan 2013 OP

He's keeping the powder dry. OnyxCollie Jan 2013 #1

he hasn't had many opportunities. onenote Jan 2013 #2

Thank you for this information, I was angered arthritisR_US Jan 2013 #4

I was amazed that "activist judges" went after him so strongly. madfloridian Jan 2013 #6

that's the measure of the greed/rage of the banks zazen Jan 2013 #7

I remember calling FL's Environmental protection agency years ago.... madfloridian Jan 2013 #8

+1 PrezHillary2016 Jan 2013 #5

Reagan's numbers are all the more amazing when you consider that he had dsc Jan 2013 #3

A significant number of recess appointments are used for part time, honorary type positions onenote Jan 2013 #9