Katie Couric this morning questioning Chris Matthews about Bolton: “So over the weekend the White House, Chris, seemed to indicate that President Bush is poised to use his recess appointment power and send John Bolton to the UN without a Senate confirmation vote. How can he do that?!”

Is she really that ignorant about the power of recess appointments? Or is she just playing dumb for the audience, assuming they don’t know? Either way, it’s an annoying display.