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Obama on Congress:‘They Order Me to Spend’
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Posted on 01/14/2013 5:17:19 PM PST by Sub-Driver

Obama on Congress:‘They Order Me to Spend’ By Fred Lucas January 14, 2013

(CNSNews.com) – Explaining why he has no choice but to demand an increase in the legal limit on the national debt, President Barack Obama said at a Monday press conference that Congress orders him to spend money.

“This is a matter of Congress authorizes spending,” Obama said.

“They order me to spend," he said. "They tell me: ‘You need to fund our Defense Department at such-and-such a level. You need to send Social Security checks. You need to make sure that you are paying to care for our veterans.’ They lay all this out for me, and--because they have the spending power--and so I am required by law to go ahead and pay these bills.”

The current debt ceiling is $16.394 trillion, a number that President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner agreed to in August 2011, when they increased the previous limit by $2.4 trillion. The Constitution gives Congress the power to borrow money. So, the president cannot increase the debt of the United States unless Congress enacts legislation authorizing him to do so.

“Separately, they also have to authorize a raising of the debt ceiling in order to make sure that those bills are paid,” said Obama. “And so what Congress can’t do is tell me to spend X and then say, but we’re not going to give you the authority to go ahead and pay the bills.”

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What bold face BS...........
1 posted on 01/14/2013 5:17:23 PM PST by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

he cna lie like he does because he knows the corrupt media will defend, cover and lie for him and his party of socialists.


2 posted on 01/14/2013 5:22:00 PM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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RE: Congress:‘They Order Me to Spend’

Obamacare was not the work of this Congress. In fact, this congress already passed a bill to REPEAL Obamacare.

The truth is — Obama WANTS to spend. Now if only the press will report the truth (but I can dream can’t I?).


3 posted on 01/14/2013 5:24:29 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: Sub-Driver

In today’s presser, he was whining that Republicans call him a “big spending Socialist.” That is the truest thing ever said by politicians, but we didn’t like it one bit.


4 posted on 01/14/2013 5:25:00 PM PST by txrefugee
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To: Sub-Driver

Obamacare? Stimulus?


5 posted on 01/14/2013 5:25:10 PM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Sub-Driver
I am certainly no defender of the Zero in the White Hut, but in a sense the man is right on spending (but not right on calling for raising the debt ceiling so he can pay bills already rung up - these bills have not been rung up yet as the year does not end until Sep 30, 2013)

THE REPUBS ARE CERTAINLY PART OF THE PROBLEM - THEY KEEP APPROPRIATING THE DOLLARS THROUGH THE CR. Isn't that $1 TRILLION of porkulus now in the "baseline" and gets appropriate every year from now to we file bankruptcy?

My prediction - the GOP will say to Zero, "OK here is your new $2 Trillion on the debt ceiling, we will wait for the fight on the next CR extension" (in March 2013). The GOP loves to push off that eventual fight until the next big Zero engineered CRISIS.
6 posted on 01/14/2013 5:26:02 PM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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...so I am required by law to go ahead and pay these bills.

You've got to be kidding...really? Well, at least he has one thing in common with Bush...he's never heard about a Presidential veto. Sad thing is, all those people who were stupid enough to put this bozo in office...TWICE...believe this crap so they can get their free cell phones.

7 posted on 01/14/2013 5:27:30 PM PST by econjack (Some people are as dumb as soup.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Nothing was stopping him from vetoing Porkulus.


8 posted on 01/14/2013 5:29:37 PM PST by BenLurkin (This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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To: Sub-Driver

Is this like “The gun ordered me to kill people”?


9 posted on 01/14/2013 5:30:50 PM PST by teacherwoes ("I saw under the sun in the place of judgment wickedness, and in the place of justice iniquity.")
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To: Sub-Driver

If Boehner had a air on his pills, he would pass a bill and tell him to stop. How could he argue?


10 posted on 01/14/2013 5:30:50 PM PST by IamConservative (The soul of my lifes journey is Liberty!)
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To: econjack

the low info dumb obama voters and fraud got him this election and all think rights are marriage, abortion etc, no it’s from the constitution like gun rights, freedom of religion so that is no to homo’s and states rule states where we send our reps to stand for our views.

This socialist thinks he;s a dictator.


11 posted on 01/14/2013 5:31:23 PM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: Sub-Driver

Ummmm...he creates the budget. Congress funds what he believes are priorities.

Ordinarily I would think he’s just plain stupid but I really know that he’s a bald face liar. Of course, then again I could be wrong. He could be both.


12 posted on 01/14/2013 5:33:09 PM PST by HarleyD
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No Budget for 4 years...Obama made sure of that, and now he says “they” order me to spend?

Obama creates these emergencies.

And now its up to Congress to uncreate the Obama created emergencies.

Cut Obama off at the knees. Order him to spend nothing, ZERO...nada.


13 posted on 01/14/2013 5:36:05 PM PST by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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Sounds like an abusive husband’s rational for beating his wife....


14 posted on 01/14/2013 5:37:59 PM PST by Feckless (I was trained by the US << This Tagline Censored by FR >> ain't that irOnic?)
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To: Sub-Driver
“They order me to spend."

When I heard O casually say these five words, (he did blink several times though) I was motivated to disconnect the online streaming of the news feed. He really is only the President of and for those who agree with him in all things.
15 posted on 01/14/2013 5:39:19 PM PST by Resettozero
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IF the pubs had a spine.. Or balls..

They would send someone out to counter this SHYT. No budget in 4 years. Oblala’s failed budgets spent MORE. We won’t default unless he wants to. If there is loose nuclear material out there someone other than an inspector had better be looking for it. Grandma (and the fat lazy guy) will still get their SS checks, life will go on.

And hardly a soul will notice.

But they won’t. Boner and co are already getting ready to take the blame.


16 posted on 01/14/2013 5:41:05 PM PST by cableguymn (The founding fathers would be shooting by now..)
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To: Sub-Driver

Uh huh. The devil made me do it.....(Where’s Flip when you need him?)


17 posted on 01/14/2013 5:43:01 PM PST by stboz
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To: econjack

Sooooo Obama.. How long can I keep using my Visa card to pay my Mastercard bill?


18 posted on 01/14/2013 5:43:34 PM PST by cableguymn (The founding fathers would be shooting by now..)
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To: Sub-Driver

It is too bad we couldn’t have put an adult in the big-boy chair behind the desk in the Oval Orifice. This is juvenile behavior.


19 posted on 01/14/2013 5:45:50 PM PST by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: Candor7
No Budget for 4 years...Obama made sure of that, and now he says “they” order me to spend?

The 8@!!ess Repubbies, that went along with it for the last two, is enough to make me blow a head gasket nevermind Mark Levin.

The efforts to tie the Budget Ceiling with Reid actually bringing a a budget to the Senate floor for a ya or nay vote is a must.

Obama won't allow it, but an on-going budgetary review, something along the lines of what Newt is proposing i.e. a continous improvement program, Monthly, with a new focus, Dept by Dept, as to it's viability and or re-engineering said departments is a must. IMHO it can't be done with a omnibus bill.

20 posted on 01/14/2013 5:48:37 PM PST by taildragger (( Tighten the 5 point harness and brace for Impact Freepers, ya know it's coming..... ))
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