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Obama’s Legacy Is Already Collapsing
nationalreview.com ^ | Jan. 19, 2016 | John Thune

Posted on 01/19/2016 1:59:27 PM PST by PROCON

Last week, President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address. In the lead-up to the speech, there was a lot of discussion about the nature of the president's legacy. Less discussed, however, was that most of the president's so-called legacy may not outlast his presidency, since most of his supposed achievements have never been enacted into law.

Early on in his presidency, it became clear that the president didn't have much interest in working with Congress in a bipartisan manner, and after losing large majorities in the House and Senate, he made it clear that he did not want to listen to the American people, who had overwhelmingly rejected his far-left agenda. His determination to circumvent Congress and ignore the American people has not only been an affront to the democratic process and an attack on the balance of power our Founding Fathers envisioned, it has also failed as a strategy for securing long-lasting achievements.

As a result of his contempt for Congress and his unwillingness to engage with the legislative process, the vast majority of the items that make up the president's "legacy" - including the national energy tax, executive amnesty, and the flawed Iran deal - are not actual laws. Instead, the president's legacy is largely made up of regulations, executive actions, and executive agreements, most of which can be easily overturned by the next administration.

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KEYWORDS: 0bama; 114th; legacy; miserablefailure; obama; obamalegacy; thune; tyranny
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0bama has indeed ignored the will of the American people.

After he's FINALLY gone, all his unconstitutional orders can be rescinded and his legacy will be rightfully disposed of in the ash can of American history.

1 posted on 01/19/2016 1:59:27 PM PST by PROCON
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Obama's legacy is collapse--of the United States.

I seriously hope and pray we can deprive him of that.

2 posted on 01/19/2016 2:01:07 PM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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Obama's legacy is and has always been...


3 posted on 01/19/2016 2:01:10 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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Caliph Baraq was an exceptional candidate (powered of course by his dream team of advisors) and a terrible POTUS.


4 posted on 01/19/2016 2:02:24 PM PST by nascarnation
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5 posted on 01/19/2016 2:02:58 PM PST by PROCON (Proud CRUZader!)
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Hopefully, some of Obama’s abuses can be used against him and the Democrats. For example, there must be a list of all the illegals that have signed up for his various unlawful “immigration” programs. They should certainly be first on the list for those being rounded up and deported.


6 posted on 01/19/2016 2:03:33 PM PST by kaehurowing
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After he's FINALLY gone, all his unconstitutional orders can be rescinded and his legacy will be rightfully disposed of in the ash can of American history.

Someday down the road when you are standing in front of a panel of bureaucrats asking for permission to have a flu shot after waiting six months to get in, tell yourself again how Obama's legacy is gone.

7 posted on 01/19/2016 2:04:15 PM PST by pepsi_junkie (Politics: from the greek "poly" [many] and the english "ticks" [blood sucking parasites])
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8 posted on 01/19/2016 2:06:54 PM PST by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
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Clint Eastwood summed up Obama accurately in 2012 - he’s just an empty chair.


9 posted on 01/19/2016 2:10:11 PM PST by Hotlanta Mike ('You can avoid reality, but you can�t avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.�)
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Like saying Satan’s legacy is collapsing.


10 posted on 01/19/2016 2:10:12 PM PST by Williams (Dear God, please save us from the Democrats. And the Republicans.)
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The “legacy” is TARNISHED! Send this info VIRAL: Iran SEIZED our two small, PT-style boats from INTERNATIONAL waters and kidnapped the crew, in a BOLD demonstration of pure POWER over the Wimp of the White House. Read the 2nd comment, by Matt Bracken, linked below:
http://bit.ly/1nf3vTw


11 posted on 01/19/2016 2:12:57 PM PST by 2harddrive
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12 posted on 01/19/2016 2:13:10 PM PST by Slyfox (Ted Cruz does not need the presidency - the presidency needs Ted Cruz)
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The rebuilding to be starting under a Trump/Cruz White House.


13 posted on 01/19/2016 2:13:32 PM PST by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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The rebuilding will begin come next January. Hang in there.


14 posted on 01/19/2016 2:14:38 PM PST by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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The rebuilding to be starting under a Trump/Cruz Cruz White House.

Fixed it for ya :-)

15 posted on 01/19/2016 2:16:30 PM PST by PROCON (Proud CRUZader!)
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It’s going to collapse a hell of a lot more after Trump’s inauguration.


16 posted on 01/19/2016 2:18:32 PM PST by Savage Beast (If Yamamoto could have foreseen the sleeping giant that Trump would awakened!!!!!)
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I'm older and fortunate to have great VA healthcare.

The ACA will die before I do.

17 posted on 01/19/2016 2:18:55 PM PST by PROCON (Proud CRUZader!)
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Yup, I had read Matt’s response, needs repeating!


18 posted on 01/19/2016 2:22:18 PM PST by PROCON (Proud CRUZader!)
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Today at the pharmacy, a very elderly gentleman who was ahead of me was advised the prescription he was attempting to pick up would cost $200 because the order was for capsules and his insurance will only pay for pills. They asked him if he wanted them to call the Dr. And ask him to switch it to pills and he answered yes. They said call tomorrow. I pray that gentleman can wait.


19 posted on 01/19/2016 2:22:31 PM PST by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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The ACA will die before I do.

I hope you are right but the GOP has proven that they will lie about dismantling it but won't actually do it while the SCOTUS has proven that they are somehow under in Obama's pocket whenever the ACA comes up and Trump, arguably the best hope for change in DC, supports it or a modified version of it anyway so I don't see how it goes away.

20 posted on 01/19/2016 2:27:38 PM PST by pepsi_junkie (Politics: from the greek "poly" [many] and the english "ticks" [blood sucking parasites])
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