Were they in session when they passed pay roll tax extension?
As expected, the House quickly approved the two-month extension of the Payroll Tax Cut in a pro forma session this morning presided over by Speaker Boehner himself:
The House on Friday morning approved a bill extending the payroll tax holiday and unemployment insurance for two months, and also prevents a planned cut to reimbursements for Medicare physicians.
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) asked for unanimous consent, which was declared approved by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). The bill is H.R. 3765.
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), who tried unsuccessfully to force a vote on the Senate bill earlier in the week, spoke briefly before the bill was accepted to thank Republicans for finally agreeing to the extension.
If President Obama is "right" that they were not in session, then the two month bullshit extension is also not actually Law.
If the extension IS law (and President Obama thanked them for it, and signed it, so he must think it is), then the President unequivocally KNOWS that he's a liar for claiming that the Senate was NOT in session when he "appointed" those officials using the recess appointment power.
So, either President Obama is a fucking liar, or he's a fucking liar.
He did it to please his union supporters, some were not happy with his opposing the pipeline, so even if the courts say these appointments are not legitimate the elections should be over by then, Obama still wins with the unions.