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Sen. Grassley Threatens To Lash Out At Obama By Punishing The American People
By Ian Millhiser on Jan 13, 2012 at 9:45 am
Almost immediately after President Obamas recess appointment of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Richard Cordray ended the Senate GOPs lawless effort to shut down that agency by filibustering anyone appointed to lead it, those same senators started spouting false claims that the presidents actions were unconstitutional. Earlier this week, however, Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley suggested that he may go even further, retaliating against Obama by escalating the Senate GOPs already unprecedentedly aggressive campaign of obstruction against the presidents nominees:
Grassley, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said today he prefers first seeking some Senate Democrats to join in a public pushback to Obamas four recess appointments Jan. 4, including the installation of Richard Cordray as the new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Short of that, Grassley said, Republicans may have to go it alone with tough actions that could include holding up pending nominations from a Senate confirmation vote.
We have got to stand our ground, Grassley said in an interview. You cant let a president who takes an oath to uphold the Constitution go around the Constitution. Thats what the checks and balances are.
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/01/13/403897/sen-grassley-threatens-to-lash-out-at-obama-by-punishing-the-american-people/
Solly Mack
(90,740 posts)We have got to stand our ground, Grassley said in an interview. You cant let a president who takes an oath to uphold the Constitution go around the Constitution. Thats what the checks and balances are.
Uh...Bush? Hello?? Is this thing working?
DCKit
(18,541 posts)Or a combination of mental conditions.
MarianJack
(10,237 posts)Wait, no bet. I forgot that it was a good thing when a republican does it.
PEACE!
bulloney
(4,113 posts)knowing that past presidents, including those in their own party, have done it many more times than Obama has.
And of course, the complicit librul media lets them get away with it with little or no accoutability.
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)I was just thinking the other day that he's been awfully quiet of late.
EC
(12,287 posts)been doing all along? I think everyone expects the repubs to be just as they have been - obstructionists.
wryter2000
(46,016 posts)Will find me making a contribution to a primary opponent.
unblock
(51,974 posts)Renew Deal
(81,801 posts)Threatening to hold up nominees isn't much of a threat if that's what they're already doing.
Javaman
(62,439 posts)WI_DEM
(33,497 posts)jpak
(41,741 posts)looks like yer ammo's running low Chuck
yup
jwirr
(39,215 posts)you and your obstructionist asses. You are very out of touch with the majority of people in this country.
treestar
(82,383 posts)Republicans are going to push themselves to the irrelevant far right.
TheKentuckian
(24,936 posts)What a waste of skinflint, that lying, doddering old fool is.