Recess Appointments & Regulations

The Pump Handle has a post discussing the expected recess appointment of Susan Dudley, head of regulatory studies at George Mason University's Mercatus Center, to fill the lead position at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA).  OIRA has been at the front of many of the Bush administration's efforts to change regulatory schemes and the nomination is, to say the least, controversial, no doubt made more so by bypassing congressional approval.