Major bullshit.
(CNSNews.com) — One day after provoking Republicans by making four “recess” appointments — even though Congress is not in recess — the Obama White House insisted that the president “looks forward to working with Congress, with Republicans in Congress as well as Democrats, on the very important challenges that face the country.”
At Thursday’s press briefing, White House spokesman Jay Carney said he’s aware of Republican outrage over the four recess appointments Obama announced on Thursday, but — Carney added — “The fact is, the President firmly believes he has the constitutional authority to act as he did.”
In the next breath, Carney said this isn’t about whether Congress is in session: “What it’s really about is the absolute urgency to install Richard Cordray as our consumer watchdog so that he can get to work today, as the (Consumer Financial Protection Board) has already announced, protecting middle-class Americans. . .”