And if Obozo had passed a proper budget, Trump wouldn’t have gotten anything until September. Be happy for what he has done considering the circumstances.
Please, please, please...don’t take my initial post as a blast against my guy Trump. It was intended to demonstrate the depth of the “Swamp” and how hard it is for one man to fix things against all the “powers that be”.
“And if Obozo had passed a proper budget, Trump wouldn’t have gotten anything until September. “
Sorry, the responsibility for developing and passing a budget lies with the Congress, not the president. The failure of the budget process lies 100% with the GOP representatives and leadership in Congress. The president’s only roles, with respect to the budget are:
1) Propose a budget to Congress
2) Sign or veto the final appropriations approved by Congress.
The Constitution gives Congress the power to appropriate all funds spent by the government and the power to tax in order to fund the government. Obama can be blamed for many things but the failure of the budget process since the Republicans took over the House in January 2011, as well as the escalating budget deficits, belongs to the GOP Congress.
The president cannot spend a dime without the money being approved by Congress.