Carney: Obama Ruling Via Executive Order b/c Congress Acting As “Obstructionist"

[Fury]

Carney: Obama Ruling Via Executive Order b/c Congress Acting As “Obstructionists"

(RCP) — ”What gives the president the right to [enact measures] by executive order,” NBC’s Mike Vaccaro asked White House press secretary Jay Carney today.

“The things [Obama] is doing administratively, through executive powers are things he can do, the things that do not require legislative action so he is exercising that power,” Carney responded.

Carney says Obama has been doing this throughout his entire presidency and it is only newsworthy at this point since it’s “obvious to everyone” that the Congress is dysfunctional and acting as “obstructionists.”

“He has done and will continue to take the kinds of actions he can, as president, without Congress, to help Americans. To help them deal with this economy. To help them deal with their debt, deal with their mortgages, and through a variety of other measures that he has taken and will take,” Carney told Vaccaro.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/10/27/carney_obama_exercising_his_executive_authority_to_help_americans.html



In other words, he doesn’t want to play by the same rules as every president before him has.

[Soul Crusher]

Mugabe wannabe. 

[Straw Man]

Mugabe wannabe. 

more like what every other POTUS has done at one time or another

Truman ordered the integration of the military with an executive order

[George Whorewell]

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/10/obamas-student-loan-order-saves-the-average-grad-less-than-10-a-month/247411/

[MCWAY]

This was a pitiful campaign stunt and everyone knows it. And whatever pennies that Obama's stupid order saves these students will be wiped out, either when the schools hike their tuition again or by a simple hike in interest.