Doubt that these will pass, but it is at least a couple great ideas – and something we should make an issue of in 2012. From The Hill:
The Senate on Thursday will resume consideration of S. 679, a bill to streamline the presidential appointment process, and is expected to vote around noon on amendments offered by Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Jim DeMint (R-SC).
Vitter’s amendment would end the ability of the White House to appoint policy “czars,” and prohibit funds for salaries and expenses for appointed czars. DeMint’s would end the U.S. government’s authority to provide loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and rescind related appropriated amounts…
Loaning money to the IMF means we’re just going to be throwing our money down the rat-hole of Greece, Portugal, Spain and Italy. The bottom line is that all of these nations will have to default and any money given to them now will just be wasted. The only thing the Ruling Class is trying to do is prevent a default in front of various European and American election cycles…there is no fix because these nations (and others around the world, as well) have more debt than they can ever repay.
As for the Czars – high time we ended the Presidential practice of appointing people to high position without Senatorial oversight. Down with the Czar(s)!. No more back door means for Obama to appoint the screwiest of kook leftists to powerful positions.
All in all, a great pair of good-government reforms. But, as I said, not too likely to pass…and if they do, very likely not to make it past a Presidential veto (Obama is committed to wasting our money bailing out the Greeks, while he’ll never give up his power to appoint ultra-pinkos without Senatorial approval). But the fate of these two measures in 2011 is not nearly as important as what we can do with them in 2012. We have to draw a bright, red line between our side and the liberals. Every opportunity must be seized to show the people that a continuation of Obama means four more years of debt, corruption and failure.
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