Remember the Constitution?

How does one qualify to become a "political analyst" for CNN? I've really got to question the credentialing when I read items like this:

Time to "Go Gangsta"

Here's a guy who supposedly is going to offer enlightenment to the masses yet he doesn't seem to understand the US Constitution or the requirement for a government in our republic to be responsive to political process. No wonder we are so screwed up.

The checks and balances of our Constitution are finely tuned and they have worked well for 223 years. The executive's ability to shape the courts and the administration is not unlimited. It is constrained by the need to gain Senate confirmation for appointees. The wisdom of senior legislators originally appointed to their seats by the legislatures of the states (until the 17th Amendment was ratified in 1913) may not be what it once was but it still is a relevant input and a conduit for the voice of the people to control a run-away executive.

Certainly there is a work-around in the recess appointment process, but it isn't a free hand to rule by fiat and with disregard for the political costs. A recess appointment might be in order during those rare instances in which a critical administration position is vacant and the opportunity to build consensus for the candidate is lacking. That's the purpose of recess appointment.

Simply because you didn't get your way is not justification for "going gangsta." When you didn't get your way because you can't even maintain your own party discipline then you've really got a situation in which you will pay a high price for thumbing your nose at the Senate and the American people.

An intermediate level functionary in the National Labor Relations Board is not the time to go to the mattresses.

You would think a CNN political analyst would understand how that works. But, he's frustrated that the victory of the proletariat over the bourgeousie is being delayed.