Sowell: What Happened?

Creators Syndicate ^ | November 11, 2014 | Thomas Sowell

[jazusamo]

Just what happened last week on election day? And what is going to happen in the years ahead?

The most important thing that happened last week was that the country dodged a bullet. Had the Democrats retained control of the Senate, President Obama could have spent his last two years in office loading the federal judiciary with judges who share his contempt for the Constitution of the United States.

Such judges — perhaps including Supreme Court justices — would have been confirmed by Senate Democrats, and could spend the rest of their lifetime appointments ruling in favor of expansions of federal government power that would make the freedom of "we the people" only a distant memory and a painful mockery.

We dodged that bullet. But what about the rest of Barack Obama's term?

Pundits who depict Obama as a weak, lame duck president may be greatly misjudging him, as they have so often in the past. Despite the Republican sweep of elections across the country last week, President Obama has issued an ultimatum to Congress, to either pass the kind of immigration law he wants before the end of this year or he will issue Executive Orders changing the country's immigration laws unilaterally.

Does that sound like a lame duck president?

On the contrary, it sounds more like some banana republic's dictator. Nor is Obama making an idle bluff. He has already changed other laws unilaterally, including the work requirement in welfare reform laws passed during the Clinton administration.

[jazusamo]

Dr. Sowell has the tyrant in the White Houses number.

[jazusamo]

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[Blood of Tyrants]

The sad thing is that a great many of Obozo’s supporters stand and cheer with every lawless act he commits.

[MeshugeMikey]

1-800-000=0000!

[jazusamo]

Exactly! Progressive leftists and those looking for freebies.

[jazusamo]

Right on, MM.

[hosepipe]

Dodged a bullet BUT took the “schiv” in the belly..

Boehner and McConnell have FINANCED Obama all the way...
you know..... ON PURPOSE...

ALL Obama-ware could be financed with “peanuts” instead of Watermelons..

[MeshugeMikey]

I just dialed up Obies.....number

the voicemail message was fairly incoherent...

something about golf....

[Uncle Miltie]

Do we really think the GOPe will block gay black women communist nominees from the bench?

They’re too scared.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Sowell is obviously as worried about RINO cowardice here....

[refermech]

He said the “B” word. Banana!

[MeshugeMikey]

[CivilWarBrewing]

How can a 'Republican' immigration bill be passed by Congress before the end of the year, OR ELSE???!!!!

Obama OVERTURNED EXISTING IMMIGRATION LAW in order to say IT'S BROKEN.. OF COURSE IT'S BROKEN! OBAMA BROKE IT!!!! We don't need to 'reform' our immigration laws. JUST REINSTATE THE EXISTING IMMIGRATION LAWS that Obama ILLEGALLY OVERTURNED!!!

[CivilWarBrewing]

If Elena Kagan got confirmed, ANYONE can get confirmed. Just throw some pearls on it and call it female!

[jazusamo]

But there is already a precedent for such hasty action,.....

He sure is.

[onyx]

He sure does.

[Albion Wilde]

President Obama has issued an ultimatum to Congress, to either pass the kind of immigration law he wants before the end of this year or he will issue Executive Orders changing the country's immigration laws unilaterally. Does that sound like a lame duck president? On the contrary, it sounds more like some banana republic's dictator.

Preach it, Doctor!

[MrB]

That comes up from the generationally ginned up hatred for conservatives/republicans/YT. Whenever someone “sticks it to them”, they cheer.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Sadly, you are right.

[jazusamo]

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