Bush is really cranky that the Senate Democrats outsmarted him

After all those years of having Hill Republicans giving George Bush whatever he wants with no questions asked, he hates not getting his way:

“In a political maneuver designed to block my ability to make recess appointments, congressional leaders arranged for a senator to come in every three days or so, bang a gavel, wait for about 30 seconds, bang a gavel again, and then leave,” Bush said. “Under the Senate rules, this counts as a full day. If 30 seconds is a full day, no wonder Congress has got a lot of work to do.”

Senate Democrats had held pro forma sessions throughout the Thanksgiving break to keep the Senate “in session” and block Bush from making recess appointments.

And, the Democrats succeeded. Bush can't get his appointments confirmed through the normal procedure because he appoints people who are unqualified or extremists. The Democrats stopped him. Good. The Democrats need to do more of this. Stand up to Bush. Stop him.