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babylonsister (143,382 posts) Obama turning to executive power to get what he wants http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/03/19/186309/obama-turning-to-executive-power.html#storylink=omni_popular Obama turning to executive power to get what he wants President Obama meets with Irish PM Kenny - DC President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny in the Oval Office of the White House, March 19, 2013. | Olivier Douliery/MCT By Anita Kumar | McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama came into office four years ago skeptical of pushing the power of the White House to the limit, especially if it appeared to be circumventing Congress. Now, as he launches his second term, Obama has grown more comfortable wielding power to try to move his own agenda forward, particularly when a deeply fractured, often-hostile Congress gets in his way. He’s done it with a package of tools, some of which date to George Washington and some invented in the modern era of an increasingly powerful presidency. And he’s done it with a frequency that belies his original campaign criticisms of predecessor George W. Bush, invites criticisms that he’s bypassing the checks and balances of Congress and the courts, and whets the appetite of liberal activists who want him to do even more to advance their goals. snip// In fall 2011, he launched the “We Can’t Wait†campaign, unveiling dozens of policies through executive orders – creating jobs for veterans, adopting fuel efficiency standards and stopping drug shortages – that came straight from his jobs bills that faltered in Congress. “We’re not waiting for Congress,†Obama said in Denver that year when he announced a plan to reduce college costs. “I intend to do everything in my power right now to act on behalf of the American people, with or without Congress. We can’t wait for Congress to do its job. So where they won’t act, I will.†more... http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/03/19/186309/obama-turning-to-executive-power.html#storylink=omni_popular
graham4anything (6,325 posts) 1. Good.As Abraham Lincoln stated,We could not secure the good we did secure if we grasped for more.Lincoln-FDR-LBJ-Carter-Obama. 5 best of all time.LBJ said-Any jackass can kick down a barn but it takes a good carpenter to build one.Hillary45 to continue the President Obama agenda for 8 more years. Michelle Obama/John Schlossberg in 2024Reply to this postBack to top Alert abuse Link here PermalinkResponse to babylonsister (Original post)Thu Mar 21, 2013, 10:33 AM sheshe2 (3,400 posts) 2. Yes!God, give me grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, Courage to change the things which should be changed, and the Wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. Living one day at a time, Enjoying one moment at a time, Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace,Reply to this postBack to top Alert abuse Link here PermalinkResponse to babylonsister (Original post)Thu Mar 21, 2013, 11:39 AM FredStembottom (2,793 posts) 3. As Google likes to say:"More like this"
There's a reason why patriotism is considered a conservative value. Watch a Tea Party rally and you'll see people proudly raising the American flag and showing pride in U.S. heroes such as Thomas Jefferson. Watch an OWS rally and you'll see people burning the American flag while showing pride in communist heroes such as Che Guevera. --Bob, from some news site
Precedence is a mother****er, lurking DUmbasses. Wait until a Republican is elected. ...with those powers. Don't even open your ****ing mouths.
Response to babylonsister (Original post)Thu Mar 21, 2013, 03:04 PM santamargarita (2,585 posts) 5. Take it to the max, Mr. President. Thanks!
Groady!Not one of them envisions unintended consequences. Do you think they ever think of harm to the party?
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama came into office four years ago skeptical of pushing the power of the White House to the limit, especially if it appeared to be circumventing Congress.
“We’re not waiting for Congress,†Obama said in Denver that year when he announced a plan to reduce college costs
babylonsister (143,382 posts) Obama turning to executive power to get what he wants
