Merry Christmas from Senator Webb

Here’s little a holiday present to the country from Senator Jim Webb (news courtesy of D. Cupples at Buck Naked Politics):

We won’t be waking up to find an unconfirmed recess appointment sitting under our Christmas Trees or blowing smoke up our chimneys. Instead, Sen. Webb will be commuting into the Capitol from nearby Virginia every few days for the entire break, gaveling the Senate in— and out— of session over the holiday, to keep it technically in session.

Here’s a list of just a sprinkling of the recess appointments made over the last few years who wouldn’t have had a prayer of confirmation by a majority of the Senate:

2007- Sam Fox— U.S. Ambassador to Belgium (Major Swift-Boat donor)

2006- Richard Stickler — Mine Safety Czar (Mine executive accused of safety violations)

2005- John Bolton— Ambassador to the United Nations
(UN hater)

2004- Charles Pickering— US Court of Appeals
(anti-abortion zealot)

2003- Daniel Pipes— US Institute of Peace (Iraq War architect)