The 115th Congress will be sworn in today at noon, continuing an unbroken transition of power begun more than 220 years ago. But at approximately 11:55 AM, the 114th Congress will come to order and then go into recess.  For five minutes, President Obama will have the nearly unprecedented opportunity to make a recess appointment to the Supreme Court of Merrick Garland. Once before in history, a president took advantage of that quirk of timing.  Theodore Roosevelt appointed 169 judges and executive branch positions in that interregnum. But White Hoiuse observers haven't heard any chatter or leaks that President Obama would take such a bold step.  Besides, Senate Democrats would be extremely uneasy about such a move. Fox News: The possibility of a Roosevelt-esque power play would be seen as foolish from a strategic standpoint, according to one Senate GOP leadership aide. "They would trade a short-term on SCOTUS, for a full-time, lifetime...(Read Full Post)