Short, sweet and effective

CNN reports:

"The U.S. Senate was called to order for 11 seconds on Wednesday...

...Democrats are keeping the Senate in session to block President Bush from making any recess appointments -- a constitutional mechanism that allows the president, during congressional recesses, to fill top government posts for up to one year without Senate confirmation...."

Heh. Finally, the Dems are taking a page out of the Repub "let's work the system to our advantage" playbook.

Finally.