If we are talking about the current president, he seems to comprehend the difference between the 3 branches of government. I believe he also gets the constitutional duty of the administration to manage the common defense. (I agree with his methods up to now.) Yet in handling the nations domestic "problems" he seems to be in lock step with the majority of the congress that there is no problem so large that heaving cash at it won't take care of it. Also, there is no spending issue too large that it should be considered a bad "investment."