TPM - Obama Misses Key Window For Empowering Top Consumer Watchdog

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[h2]Obama Misses Key Window For Empowering Top Consumer Watchdog[/h2]

Today was the day that legal experts and many aides in both parties thought President Obama would provide a recess appointment to Richard Cordray, his nominee to administer the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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But a senior administration official who would not be quoted told reporters at a White House background briefing Tuesday that Obama will not take advantage of that opening.

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Just before winter recess, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced, “We are ready and willing to move forward, by [unanimous] consent, with a package of nominations to positions in both the executive and judicial branches — just as soon as I receive confirmation from the administration that it will respect practice and precedent on recess appointments, we can get these people confirmed.”

Those are the words of someone who knows the President still has options. The President just isn’t availing himself of them at the moment.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/01/obama-bypasses-key-window-to-recess-appoint-director-of-consumer-watchdog.php



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Sure, I trust Mitch and the GOP. When have they not been trustworthy? :

[otohara]

1. Mtich McConnell is Lucy in Peanuts

when will he learn?
Oh POTUS Obama, they lie, cheat, steal.

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4. Mitch, Boner, etc.

[Enrique]

2. I saw another TPM story saying he would do it tomorrow

edit: here it is, Think Progress, not TPM

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002110861

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3. I would think Think Progress would know. They are pretty tight with the

Administration.

I read that he might do it tomorrow when he is in Ohio - Cordray's homestate.

We'll see tomorrow.

Plus tomorrow gets news coverage vs. today everything is blocked out by the caucuses.