I’m convinced it’s one of several reasons:
1) They didn’t read the descriptions of which posts would be included.
Sure, there’s several ‘junior, non-policy making’ posts like Lamar mentioned, but there’s also a few troublesome positions: like the Chief Scientist for NOAA. Given the current trend of making legislative or executive changes by crying ‘climate change’, this is one post I want Senate to have some say in! I wrote an article detailing this particular appointment, available in the link above or here: http://conservativedailynews.com/2011/05/a-deeper-look-at-dangerous-streamlining-bill-s-679-chief-scientist-of-noaa/. The administrator of NOAA said this position will ‘DRIVE POLICY’.
If they didn’t read the job titles, they need to be replaced for not doing their jobs.
2) Maybe they didn’t think Obama would put someone in a post that would be detrimental to our country.
If this is the case, they’re just not paying attention. Van Jones, Eric Holder, Valerie Jarrett, Anita Dunn, Cass Sunstein, and on and on and on .. the list of his associates that are not just left of center, but outright admirers and followers of socialist/marxist teachings and leaders is a testament to what kind of people we can expect from the current president.
If they haven’t seen BHO’s trends, they need to be replaced for incompetence.
Or sadly, 3) They don’t care or think it’s hopeless to buck the system. In which case, they need to be replaced for laying down on the job.
Honestly, I can’t see how any American – Republican, Democrat, or other – could think to support such legislation. For those who support this bill because they think Obama is the greatest thing since sliced bread, how quickly they forget that their nightmare (another Bush or Reagan or even ultra-conservative President) could eventually take office. They wouldn’t dare give that president this kind of power. And we don’t dare sit by while the supporters say “it’s no big deal”.