I wonder how much Obama’s starting to realize that by not running a campaign, he’s opened himself to every other liberal dictating what he’ll be doing in office. And all these ideas, no matter if they originated in the Obama campaign or not, will be seen by the liberal left wing as a betrayal if he doesn’t do it.
I wonder if next week they’ll be talking about an executive order about global warming, saving the polar bears, and listing the bald eagle as an ultra-protected species. While I don’t agree with Obama’s politics, I also don’t think he’ll be anywhere near the driver’s seat as president.
Remember how independents were for McCain-Palin over Drill Baby Drill, and Obama jumped on the drill bandwagon telling Dems they needed to pass bill to drill offshore...and everyone thought he would drill for oil in America...one more lie, and when he said it...some of us knew it would be undone, and many voted for him because that was only issue holding them back. Now they have been scammed.
I’m amazed by the way the MSM continue to act as if he’s ALREADY president. Note the headline; not “will quickly use” but “quickly using,” and this is but one of countless examples.
And he feels like he has a “real mandate?” 52%, Da Fuerher, 52%.
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Bad grammer on the part of Mr. Ohlemacher - as President Elect obama isn’t using executive orders yet.
As for midnight orders, every President at least since President Reagan has tried hard to undo late orders from the previous president.
But those efforts usually fall short: President Bush43 could only unravel 3% of Clinton’s last-minute plans, and Clinton successfully killed only 9% of those pushed through by President Bush41 in 1993.
How is it sensitive? How is it fragile? Does any conservative in Washington have the balls to ask these questions?
Cool. Gas prices will return to $4 a gallon, and you can't blame the evil Bush because the gubmint will be controlled by Rats. The energy companies will move their HQ off-shore and completely stop all new oil projects. Then it'll be just like the 70s again! Long lines, odd and even days. Yeah!
("Do a little dance/make a little love/get down tonight. GET DOWN TONIGHT!")
I thought libtards hated the use of executive powers? Has their tune changed?
Typical of Stupid Harry...don't consider whether he's done a good job, just look at his political affiliation. What a numbskull...but then, what can you expect from a guy who has publicly stated that federal income taxes are voluntary.
Whatever this O-hole is going to do he better get it done before Nov. 2010. Congress is going to be looking extremely RED after the 2010 elections. One more thing Your Clueless, if you start this stroke of the pen UNDO you can be damn sure in Jan 2013 or after your impeachment you will be UNDONE IN SPADES.
I take from this that Obama will further hasten the outsourcing of domestic energy and prop up the race-baiting and baby killing industry domestically.
The LOVE of money is the root of all evil. That makes the American government EVIL.
I’ve never understood how an executive order has the power of law. If the president can do it why not the governnor or even mayor?
Second, Podesta, another Clintonite. They should have elected Hillary.
As for making all these changes, I have a feeling he learned some stuff the other day that made HIS leg tingle.
John Podesta, Mr. Obama's transition chief, said yesterday Mr. Obama is reviewing President Bush's executive orders on those issues and others as he works to undo policies enacted during eight years of Republican rule. He said the president can use such orders to move quickly on his own.
I think that fat, dumb and apathetic USA citizens deserve to get slapped around by so-called executive powers and executive orders by a renegade, Socialist president until they wise up to the following. The federal Constitution doesn't authorize constitutionally clueless Obama and Congress to do much of the crapola that he promised to do during his campaign.
In fact, where so-called executive orders are concerned, not only does the Constitution not say anything about executive orders, but the USSC ruled in Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. Sawyer that executive orders do not have the force of law.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youngstown_Sheet_%26_Tube_Co._v._SawyerExecutive orders are evidently a traditional way for the president to put orders to subordinates in writing, orders based on constitutionally delegated federal powers, so that the president has a basis to fire them if they don't do their jobs (corrections welcome).http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_order_(United_States)
In other words, an executive order has as much lawful impact as a Form 180 sitting on John Kerry's desk, waiting for his signature.
But Obama doesn't want anybody to know this. He couldn't push his Constitution-ignoring, special-interest agenda as president if people understood executive orders.
Again, USA citizens are seemingly choosing the "privilege" of complaining about a federal government that ignores the limited powers delegated to it by the federal Constitution over demanding that the federal government work within its constitutional restraints; arguably a federal government shutdown.
He can’t do anything until after January 20th. These articles are nonsense.
IS it just me or does this strike anyone else as disturbing. Sounds like Obama is going to make a damn good run at attempting to use Executive Orders like a King's Decree.