A recess from history-
Ted Kennedy isn't just oblivious to old history, the Senator also seems to be in a fog with respect to the more recent stuff. Six years ago, for example, he urged the recess appointment of Bill Lann Lee to the top civil rights post at the Department of Justice. Republicans, who constituted a majority of the Senate, were unwilling to confirm Lee because of his advocacy of racial quotas. According to the Washington Times of November 5, 1999, Kennedy stated, "I have long urged recess appointments to break this logjam -- this irresponsible, unconstitutional Republican leadership position which fails to give people their due and fails to meet the constitutional standard.” President Clinton eventually gave Lee a recess appointment.
Today, however, Kennedy finds the recess appointment of John Bolton, who was backed by a clear majority of Senators, to be "a devious maneuver that evades the constitutional requirement of Senate consent." Is Kennedy's memory impaired or does he just not care what he says?
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