[House Atreides]

Can Obama do this by Executive Order? Maybe "rule by Presidential decree" is becoming the new way of doing business in Washington/

[mtnwmn]

This administration is unbelievable!!!!

[gorush]

He may not...but he can, as there is no controlling legal authority.

[illiac]

Lord only knows how much that pay increase times the number of new plus existing federal employees will be....but I am sure it will help balance the deficit...(s)

[NonValueAdded]

Re the Fiscal Cliff: “Thelma” Obama steps on the gas ...

[rainee]

Just payback for electing this POS..few billion here & there.

[donhunt]

This will offset any tax increase that may affect them.

[Gay State Conservative]

FOUR OUT OF FIVE,AND SEVEN OUT OF TEN,OF THE NATION'S RICHEST COUNTIES ARE SUBURBS OF WASHINGTON,DC

[izzatzo]

Buying loyalty.

[tired&retired]

One of the problems with the pay freeze was keeping MD’s working for the VA. Dr’s were leaving as they could make far more in private practice.

[Rappini]

Barry Hussein Soetoro is going to make sure that the republicans never take control again.

[ElkGroveDan]

Floor it Barry!!.

[Tzimisce]

Living like Kings while the peasants struggle.

Isn’t Obamaland great?

Now go pay your taxes, your government is broke. :)

[afraidfortherepublic]

!!@#$%^&***(*(()_++!@#$%^&*()_+

[Carl Vehse]

"Can Obama do this by Executive Order?"

It's irrelevant. Congress hasn't bothered to check Barry's birth records, nor have they impeached Barry for the treason he's committed in the past.

Congress is not going to complain because Barry signed an E.O. stuffing their back pockets with more cash ripped off of taxpayers.

[Fledermaus]

I say cut them all by 25% and if they whine, fire them.

The entire federal work force should be reduced BIG TIME!

[fivecatsandadog]

The country is getting ready to go “off the fiscal cliff”, and this idiot gives pay raises????? IS HE NUTS????????? Obviously, the White House elitists don’t give a rats arse about what us common folk think about any of this. Geeze.

[A CA Guy]

Government union workers are where the laundered money for the Democrat party comes from, so that had to be increased to pay themselves back with more donations next election.

Government unions need ending.

[UnwashedPeasant]

This sets a precedent. The next president (if there is one) can slash the pay by royal decree.

[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

WTF?

Okay, now the Congress may begin to hold impeachment hearings for 0bama. He is willfully working to strangle the private sector by taxing small business owners out of existence while bolstering the power of unions and increasing hiring and salaries for LOCAL, PUBLIC, AND FEDERAL WORKERS..

OBVIOUS, ISN'T IT?

[PGalt]

BIG GOVERNMENT IS CRONY SOCIALISM