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Obama Officially Abandons Governing
by KEITH KOFFLER on JANUARY 3, 2012, 9:30 AM
While President Obama was in Hawaii, the White House put out word that he has stopped being president.
Instead, he plan to resume his preferred role as presidential campaigner. Meantime, the country will be run by . . . no one.
Obama will now be able to devote himself fully to the things he loves best – campaigning during the week and golfing on Sunday.
In a startling interview with the New York Times, White House Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest all but acknowledged that Obama was finished with the presidency until he wins it again.
“In terms of the president’s relationship with Congress in 2012,” Mr. Earnest said at a briefing, “the president is no longer tied to Washington, DC”
The president is no longer tied to Washington DC? Are Congress and Obama going to take their act on the road and make laws in Cincinnati? We’re finished legislating for the year?
“There are certainly other things the president would like to do,” Mr. Earnest said, citing other provisions of the jobs bill. “But in terms of essential, must-do items, the payroll tax cut extension is the last one.”
So, the economy is stalled, millions are out of work, and there are no more “must do” items, other than the president’s reelection?
I have to give the White House credit for putting its card on the table. This is certainly a record-setting level of Chutzpah they are displaying. I called the Guinness Book of World Record, in fact, and they agreed to publish it immediately.
I wish there more jobs around where you could just announce that you were taking the rest of the year off.
Obama starts campaigning immediately upon returning from Hawaii, engaging in some kind of video hookup with Iowa Democratic Caucusgoers today and traveling to Cleveland Wednesday.
Sure, it’s a political year, and Congress is full of Republicans out for Obama’s scalp. But that doesn’t mean you abandon serious effort to pass legislation.
But what fun would legislating be? It would take awkward, tedious meetings with members of Congress, putting politics aside, cutting back on trips to Ohio – all the things Obama hates!!
It would require leadership.
Bill Clinton signed welfare reform in August 1996, reaching agreement with a Congress full of Repulicans who were out for his scalp. And it was good for the country. And few months later, he was reelected.
This year, the White House has telegraphed, we will not see Obama do much that is good for the country. And so, we may well not see him reelected either.
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I really am speechless at how anyone can possibly even entertain for one second the idea of voting for this asshole again.
This has been the most disastrous presidency of my lifetime x 1,867,635.
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WH Asked If Admin Is A "Monarchy"; Carney: "President Is Not Going To Sit Here"
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http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/01/03/wh_asked_if_admin_is_a_monarchy_carney_president_is_not_going_to_sit_here.html
At today's White House briefing, a member of the press corps asked Jay Carney if some clarity could be given to the administration's "with or without Congress" language because some interpret it to be Monarchy talk.
Carney says President Obama will not wait for Congress to act if they refuse to do so. Carney also said Obama will use "his executive authority to help the cause" and that could mean "small, medium or large actions." (h/t Weasel Zippers) Transcript of the conversation below.
"On the domestic question, could you give us a little more clarity on this 'with or without Congress' because it's being interpreted by some, Gingrich for example, as virtually a monarchy. The President says 'if we can't work with Congress, I'll do it myself.' And there is a lot of criticism and if you could explain exactly, you know, what the idea that is and whether it could backfire. Whether you look as if he is trying to just ignore Congress?," the reporter asked.
"We have made clear, and the president has made clear that he will do whatever he can to help the economy, to help it grow, to help it create jobs, to help it protect the middle class. A lot of that work needs to be done, it has to be done with Congress," White House press secretary Jay Carney said.
“We can’t wait for Congress to act, and if Congress refuses to act and if Republicans choose the path of obstruction, rather than cooperation, then the President is not going to sit here. This gridlock in Washington is not an excuse for inaction," Carney also said.
"He’s going to take the actions that he can take using his executive authority to help the cause here. To help Americans deal with this challenging economy. And they can be small, medium or large actions."
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White House: When Congress Won’t Cooperate, Obama Will Take ‘Small, Medium and Large’ Executive
CNS News ^ | 1/4/12 | Fred Lucas
(CNSNews.com) – President Barack Obama is ready to take “small, medium and large” actions without the consent of Congress, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said.
Carney on Tuesday explained further Obama’s “We Can’t Wait” strategy of addressing problems without Congress. This would be done through executive orders and other actions Carney said.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnsnews.com ...
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I really am speechless at how anyone can possibly even entertain for one second the idea of voting for this asshole again. This has been the most disastrous presidency of my lifetime x 1,867,635.
then it should be easy to tell us one thing Obama has done that has negatively effected your life?
you still have all your guns
you still get to spend 24 hours a day, seven days a week posting your every moronic thought on GB.com
doesn't that pretty much sum up your life?
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then it should be easy to tell us one thing Obama has done that has negatively effected your life?
you still have all your guns
you still get to spend 24 hours a day, seven days a week posting your every moronic thought on GB.com
doesn't that pretty much sum up your life?
He has devalued the dollar, he has caused food, energy, commodity inflation, he has created a horrible business climate where businesses are petrified to do anything, he has set forth a mandate in health insurance as well as other inflationary things, he has put us drastically deeper in debt, he has downgraded us as a country w his refusal to follow his own debt commission panel, etc. you want more? ,
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He has devalued the dollar, he has caused food, energy, commodity inflation, he has created a horrible business climate where businesses are petrified to do anything, he has set forth a mandate in health insurance as well as other inflationary things, he has put us drastically deeper in debt, he has downgraded us as a country w his refusal to follow his own debt commission panel, etc. you want more? ,
aside from the fact that most of that is inaccurate how has any of that effected your life
did your health insurance change?
do you still have your guns (wasn't that something you ranted about for the first year of his administration)
do you still live in the same shit hole, scared to death of your neighbors and life in general?
do you still act like an asshole and repulse virtually every person you meet?
what has changed in your life?
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Right - having to pay more for everything under the sun as a result of obamas policies does not impact anyone, got it.
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Right - having to pay more for everything under the sun as a result of obamas policies does not impact anyone, got it.
you have to pay more for everything?
really?
and you think this is directly related to Obama?
prices never fluctuated until Obama got in office?
so I guess when the cost of gas went down last summer that was also due to Obama?
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Obama bucks Republicans by making unprecedented recess appointment
Breaks Democrats’ own rule from Bush administration
By Stephen Dinan
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The Washington Times
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/4/obama-unprecedented-recess-appointment/print
** FILE ** President Obama introduces former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as his nominee as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on July 18, 2011, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Congressional officials said President Obama has used his recess appointment powers Wednesday to name a head for the controversial new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a move Republican lawmakers said amounted to an unconstitutional power grab.
Mr. Obama made the appointment of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray even though the Senate, which has the power to confirm nominees, considers itself still in session.
But the White House argues Republican senators stonewalled the nominee for so long that Mr. Obama had no choice but to circumvent them.
In making the appointment, Mr. Obama rejected the precedent set by former President Clinton and the precedent Mr. Obama and his fellow Democrats set under President George W. Bush in 2007 and 2008.
“Although the Senate is not in recess, President Obama, in an unprecedented move, has arrogantly circumvented the American people," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican.
GOP House Speaker John A. Boehner called the move "an extraordinary and entirely unprecedented power grab by President Obama that defies centuries of practice and the legal advice of his own Justice Department."
"The precedent that would be set by this cavalier action would have a devastating effect on the checks and balances that are enshrined in our Constitution," the Ohio Republican said in a statement.
Administration officials told the Associated Press they anticipate the move may be challenged in court.
The president is expected to introduce Mr. Cordray during a trip to Ohio Wednesday, and in prepared remarks the AP reported Mr. Obama will call Senate Republicans' ongoing blockade of his nomination "inexcusable."
"I refuse to take 'No' for an answer. I've said before that I will continue to look for every opportunity to work with Congress to move this country forward. But when Congress refuses to act in a way that hurts our economy and puts people at risk, I have an obligation as president to do what I can without them," according to the prepared remarks.
The Constitution gives the president the power to make appointments when the Senate is not in session and able to confirm them. Traditionally that has been understood to mean when the Senate has adjourned for a recess longer than 10 days, and a Clinton administration legal opinion said a recess must be at least three days.
Mr. Obama, though, acted only a day after the Senate held a session, albeit an abbreviated one with no real business transacted.
Mr. Obama's move also contradicts the precedent he and fellow Democrats abided by in 2007 and 2008 when they used the same three-day strategy to prevent Mr. Bush from making his own recess appointments.
"I am keeping the Senate in pro forma to prevent recess appointments until we get this process back on track," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, said on Nov. 16, 2007, as he announced his strategy of having the Senate convene twice a week for pro forma sessions.
On Wednesday, though, Mr. Reid said he backed the president's move.
“I support President Obama's decision to make sure that in these tough economic times, middle-class families in Nevada and across the country will have the advocate they deserve to fight on their behalf against the reckless practices that denied so many their economic security," he said.
But by abrogating decades of understanding of the recess appointment power Mr. Obama threatened to spark a full legislative war with Congress.
"Breaking from this precedent lands this appointee in uncertain legal territory, threatens the confirmation process and fundamentally endangers the Congress's role in providing a check on the excesses of the executive branch," Mr. McConnell said.
© Copyright 2012 The Washington Times, LLC. Click here for reprint permission.
Unfucking real. More bullshit from the communist dictator and thief Thugbama
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Obama bucks Republicans by making unprecedented recess appointment
Breaks Democrats’ own rule from Bush administration
By Stephen Dinan
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The Washington Times
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/4/obama-unprecedented-recess-appointment/print
** FILE ** President Obama introduces former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as his nominee as the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on July 18, 2011, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Congressional officials said President Obama has used his recess appointment powers Wednesday to name a head for the controversial new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a move Republican lawmakers said amounted to an unconstitutional power grab.
Mr. Obama made the appointment of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray even though the Senate, which has the power to confirm nominees, considers itself still in session.
But the White House argues Republican senators stonewalled the nominee for so long that Mr. Obama had no choice but to circumvent them.
In making the appointment, Mr. Obama rejected the precedent set by former President Clinton and the precedent Mr. Obama and his fellow Democrats set under President George W. Bush in 2007 and 2008.
“Although the Senate is not in recess, President Obama, in an unprecedented move, has arrogantly circumvented the American people," said Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Kentucky Republican.
GOP House Speaker John A. Boehner called the move "an extraordinary and entirely unprecedented power grab by President Obama that defies centuries of practice and the legal advice of his own Justice Department."
"The precedent that would be set by this cavalier action would have a devastating effect on the checks and balances that are enshrined in our Constitution," the Ohio Republican said in a statement.
Administration officials told the Associated Press they anticipate the move may be challenged in court.
The president is expected to introduce Mr. Cordray during a trip to Ohio Wednesday, and in prepared remarks the AP reported Mr. Obama will call Senate Republicans' ongoing blockade of his nomination "inexcusable."
"I refuse to take 'No' for an answer. I've said before that I will continue to look for every opportunity to work with Congress to move this country forward. But when Congress refuses to act in a way that hurts our economy and puts people at risk, I have an obligation as president to do what I can without them," according to the prepared remarks.
The Constitution gives the president the power to make appointments when the Senate is not in session and able to confirm them. Traditionally that has been understood to mean when the Senate has adjourned for a recess longer than 10 days, and a Clinton administration legal opinion said a recess must be at least three days.
Mr. Obama, though, acted only a day after the Senate held a session, albeit an abbreviated one with no real business transacted.
Mr. Obama's move also contradicts the precedent he and fellow Democrats abided by in 2007 and 2008 when they used the same three-day strategy to prevent Mr. Bush from making his own recess appointments.
"I am keeping the Senate in pro forma to prevent recess appointments until we get this process back on track," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, said on Nov. 16, 2007, as he announced his strategy of having the Senate convene twice a week for pro forma sessions.
On Wednesday, though, Mr. Reid said he backed the president's move.
“I support President Obama's decision to make sure that in these tough economic times, middle-class families in Nevada and across the country will have the advocate they deserve to fight on their behalf against the reckless practices that denied so many their economic security," he said.
But by abrogating decades of understanding of the recess appointment power Mr. Obama threatened to spark a full legislative war with Congress.
"Breaking from this precedent lands this appointee in uncertain legal territory, threatens the confirmation process and fundamentally endangers the Congress's role in providing a check on the excesses of the executive branch," Mr. McConnell said.
© Copyright 2012 The Washington Times, LLC. Click here for reprint permission.
Unfucking real. More bullshit from the communist dictator and thief Thugbama
not exactly uncommon
all they had to do was have a "up or down" vote
remember when that was the Republican mantra?
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Mr. Obama's move also contradicts the precedent he and fellow Democrats abided by in 2007 and 2008 when they used the same three-day strategy to prevent Mr. Bush from making his own recess appointments.
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Mr. Obama's move also contradicts the precedent he and fellow Democrats abided by in 2007 and 2008 when they used the same three-day strategy to prevent Mr. Bush from making his own recess appointments.
bfd - Repubs had plenty of time to give this guy a vote and from what I've read Cordray is not a controversial person.
The Repubs wouldn't let him up for a vote not because they have any problem with him but because they oppose the creation of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau