Unless you count the fact that Harry Reid threatened to make all Obama's appointments recess appointments, no doubt having something to do with the fact that an Alabama senator today put a blanket hold on an almost unprecedented 70 appointments that have been languishing for months.
He's apparently "pulling a Nelson," holding things up over two big federal projects stalled in his state.
With Scott Brown sworn in today, the Democrats no longer have the 60 votes needed to overcome Republican resistance.
It seems like only yesterday Reid was sending a Dem to the Senate (believe it was usually Jim Webb of Virginia) daily to keep them officially in session during the scheduled recess to prevent George Bush from sneaking in some last-minute disaster appointments.
Wonder if the Rs will do the same.
This, along with the health car reconciliation "sidecar" process and the unlimited amendments R's will use to derail it, is probably why a friend of mine observed today that he now understands why people hate government.
I must say I now know more about the legislative process than I ever dreamed I would.
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