since the senate technically is not in recess, doesn t he? no. not at all. the constitution expressleexpre authorizes the president to make appointments when in recess. everybody knows that this meaning session, actually starts with a resolution that no business shall take place. you can t use a gimmick or a technicality to override the express authority in the constitution of the president of the united states to make a recess appointment and listen, wolf. all this president was trying to do was implement a law. a law that was passed recently that created an independent consumer watchdog who could do things like ensure that the credit cards had plain language, that students taking loans from private lenders knew their fees and interest rates or that we could have what was announced today, a hot line for those gets mortgages, making that huge
by our election team and around the country and the world. stand by to learn more about edith and carolyn, who solved the case of the missing votes. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. so long, iowa, hello, new hampshire. the republican presidential candidates are zeroing in on the next battlefield and a big primary coming up on tuesday. the front-runner, mitt romney, is following up his squeaker win in iowa with a new endorsement from senator john mccain who beat him in the new hampshire primary four years ago. several of romney s opponents also are in new hampshire right now. but rick perry says he s heading south. he sent out a tweet today saying here we come, south carolina. and a photo from his morning run confirming he s staying in the race despite his poor showing in iowa. michele bachmann made a very different decision, ending her presidential bid today after a crushing defeat in the state where she was born. rick santorum lands in new hampshire later