Senate Republicans Block Obama's Radical SEIU Pick For National Labor Relations Board
Posted by Jim Hoft on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, 4:42 PM
Senate Republicans today blocked Barack Obama’s radical pick for the National Labor Relations Board 52-33.
Two democrats, Obamacare supporters Blanche Lincoln and Ben Nelson, joined the Republicans in the vote to reject Craig Becker for the post.
Breitbart reported:
Senate Republicans have succeeded in blocking President Barack Obama’s choice of a union lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board.
The 52-33 vote to move forward with the nomination of Craig Becker fell short of the 60 needed to overcome a GOP filibuster.
Republicans have held up Becker’s confirmation for months. They say Becker would push an aggressive union agenda at the agency that referees labor disputes between unions and management.
The task for Democratic leaders turned more difficult when at least two Democrats joined Republicans in opposing the lawyer.
Blanche Lincoln just wasted her vote. She’s gone in November no matter how she votes for the rest of the year. She might as well keep hanging with the radicals. It’s only a matter of time before she gets her pink slip from the voters.
The Washington Examiner has more on Obama’s radical pick:
As a law professor, Becker had written a law review article about how the NLRB could be used to remake labor regulations in favor of unions without congressional approval. More recently, Becker had acted as counsel for the SEIU and AFL-CIO. Becker was perceived by opponents as marching in lockstep with a Big Labor agenda and unlikely to give businesses a fair shake on the NLRB.
The Wall Street Journal called Beck, “Andy Stern’s go-to guy.”
Senator Scott Brown opposed Obama’s radical pick.
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Published May 24, 2012 at 8:46 pm - 60 Comments
Old One commented:
The Fullbright SEAT turns into another PEOPLE’S SEAT! Blanchie babe is another faux moderate Blue Dog cooked. Stick in the fork. Your Done.
seven commented:
The wheels are falling off Obama’s chariot. He needs to dump Rahm and Holder also.
Kenny Solomon commented:
Two words: Recess Appointment.
It’s been done before, it’ll be done in the future.
Thing is, will it be done now ?
Kenny Solomon
DC Works For Us
http://www.dcworksforus.com
enoxo commented:
Don’t get your hopes up. Obama threatened today to use a recess appointment to get through several of his nominations.
And Congress goes into recess next week.
noislamocommie commented:
would someone please explain the workings of a recess appointment?
TxTenther commented:
41 is my new lucky number!!
Joe Hollyrock commented:
At least 11 Democrats voted against the nomination.
pontoon commented:
noislamocommie #5,
Wile congress is at recess the President has the power to appoint whomever he wants. He can go ahead and do it it will just keep the heat up and make sure more dem’s get the axe in november.
Pat the First commented:
Why didn’t he use it during the Christmas recess? He could have then. This appointment has been sitting around for a while.
Why didn’t President Bush use the recess appointment for all of the appointments that never got done during his administration?
sybilll commented:
This guy was poison. Jim, since your articles are published there, I hope you don’t mind that I plug BigGovernment, that has a great expose’ about his lying about his involvement with ACORN.
Lincoln and Nelson can vote against party lines all they want, right up until they pack up their offices in November.
bill-tb commented:
Has our PRESS CORPSE started picking on Republicans for dissing Obama’s health care dog and pony?
Pat the First commented:
Well, both of my stupid Senators voted for this guy. They are both going to hear from me.
I bet Kos Kids and DUmmie are going nuts right now.
Floyd Looney commented:
Recess Appointment it is. This man thinks the MLRB has the power to force everyone into a union. Without a vote of Congress.
So much for choice.
ar05075 commented:
I don’t think Beck is Stern’s go to guy.
BarbaraS commented:
Has it occurred to anyone that maybe McCain and Graham were right to form the group of 14? I they had not done so filibustering appointees would be gone. I am not a fan of McCain, even though I voted for him (or rather Sarah Palin), but maybe he was more far-sighted than we knew. However, I still think he should retire next January. He’s too old to serve and has served long enough. Time to make way for someone younger. I am tired of these politicians who are carried out of office feet first.
Peggy commented:
Congrats to the GOP for standing firm. Yes, I am aware that Obie could do a recess appt. The GOP continues to do its part to be on the right side, much to my surprise. Thanks, Mass voters.
Sojourner commented:
noislamcommie|#5
‘would someone plz. xplain workings of a recess appt?’
..recess appts.are authorized under Constitution.. Article 2, Sec. 2:
‘the POTUS shall have power to fill up all vacancies that happen during the recess of the Senate by granting Commissions which shall x-pire at the end of their last session.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recess_appointment
.. more bread and circuses.
Finncrisp commented:
A string of defeats of these effete marxists is just what doctor democracy ordered
Daniel commented:
I heard today that Sen. Orrin Hatch made a comment to BO that he shouldn’t make this appointment during recess.
We will see what happens next.