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Senator Byrd: Obama in power grab
POLITICO ^ | 02.25.09 | JOHN BRESNAHAN

Posted on 02/25/2009 8:15:31 AM PST by rface

Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), the longest serving Democratic senator, is criticizing President Obama’s appointment of White House “czars” to oversee federal policy, saying these executive positions amount to a power grab by the executive branch.

In a letter to Obama on Wednesday, Byrd complained about Obama’s decision to create White House offices on health reform, urban affairs policy, and energy and climate change. Byrd said such positions “can threaten the Constitutional system of checks and balances. At the worst, White House staff have taken direction and control of programmatic areas that are the statutory responsibility of Senate-confirmed officials.”

While it's rare for Byrd to criticize a president in his own party, Byrd is a stern constitutional scholar who has always stood up for the legislative branch in its role in checking the power of the White House.

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: West Virginia
KEYWORDS: 111th; america2point0; americanczars; asocialistamerica; bho44; byrd; change; democrats; kkk; klansman; liberalbigot; obama; powergrab; robertbyrd; separationofpowers; starkravingsocialism; ussa
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To: doodad

There it is!

I was looking for the spin.

They can now “remember” Byrds Klan background, because he’s been a closet republican all along.


41 posted on 02/25/2009 9:40:13 AM PST by MrB (The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)
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To: ConservaTexan
Prediction: The dems will finally discover Byrd’s klan history.

The call is being made to the New York Times as we speak... They'll be "oh so surprised"!

42 posted on 02/25/2009 9:43:21 AM PST by GOPJ (The MSM will trumpet every hard luck housing story they can find to undermine Santelli.)
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To: rface

A federal judge here in Nashville was formerly Al Gore’s attorney while he was V.P. He tells a story of a time when Clinton was cutting funding for some things, one of which was another “Robert Byrd Courthouse” in WV. He confronted Gore and in so many words told him that the courthouse would be built or there would be hell to pay. The courthouse got its funding. Point is, sheets has a lot of power and he is wont to let someone take it away from him.


43 posted on 02/25/2009 9:46:00 AM PST by jdub (A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.)
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To: dfwgator
Watch yer' back, there buddy...

44 posted on 02/25/2009 9:46:57 AM PST by evets (God is love.)
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To: rface

I wondered how long it would take before anyone mentioned this.


45 posted on 02/25/2009 9:47:20 AM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights (Economic Stimulus: Creating jobs, one death at a time.)
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To: doodad
I suspect they may not have packed enough pork for the Mountain State to complete the naming of facilities;

The Robert C. Byrd Memorial Ice Cream Stand

The Robert C. Byrd Memorial Waterfall

The Robert C. Byrd Memorial Convenience Store

The Robert C. Byrd Memorial Rest Stop

The Robert C. Byrd Memorial Dog Pound

The Robert C. Byrd Memorial Toll Booth

The Robert C. Byrd Memorial Tee-Ball Facility

The Robert C. Byrd Memorial Fish Hatchery

The Robert C. Byrd Memorial Fork in the Road

The Robert C. Byrd Memorial 24 Hour Laundromat

Et al,....

46 posted on 02/25/2009 12:24:28 PM PST by incredulous joe ("It's psychedelic pandemonium!!" ~ Captain Lou Albano)
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To: incredulous joe

bttt


47 posted on 02/25/2009 12:26:47 PM PST by ConservativeMan55
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To: GOPJ

The beauty of this is that not a soul in WV subscribes to the NYTs, nor will they be surprised and neither will they care.


48 posted on 02/25/2009 12:27:32 PM PST by incredulous joe ("It's psychedelic pandemonium!!" ~ Captain Lou Albano)
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To: TexasCajun

Bryd is too senile to complain. I bet he’s a hand puppet for Reid/Schumer axis of evil.


49 posted on 02/25/2009 12:30:54 PM PST by y6162
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To: ConservativeMan55

The Robert C. Byrd Memorial Bird Bath

The Robert C. Byrd Memorial Bocce Ball Training Facility

The Robert C. Byrd Memorial Concentric Circle of Hell

The Robert C. Byrd Memorial,....


50 posted on 02/25/2009 12:38:41 PM PST by incredulous joe ("It's psychedelic pandemonium!!" ~ Captain Lou Albano)
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To: rface

Interesting.


51 posted on 02/25/2009 12:49:35 PM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life)
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To: rface

Ah yes, the obambi lovers are already calling him on the race card. So much for being an esteemed constitutionalist! He messed with the chosen one and he will pay!!!!!!!


52 posted on 02/25/2009 12:51:51 PM PST by vpintheak (Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked. Prov. 25:26)
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To: rface; ExTexasRedhead

Damn - that's a shame.


53 posted on 02/25/2009 2:15:36 PM PST by SkyPilot
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To: rface

obumpa


54 posted on 02/25/2009 4:35:05 PM PST by Dajjal (Obama is an Ericksonian NLP hypnotist.)
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To: rface

Racist, racist, racist! That is all we’ll hear. I hope they try that one.

I have a dream, that one day I’ll wake and find that obambi’s own party has filed charges of impeachment against the little sob for abuse of power in the form of violation of the Constitution.

I can only hope that they wake up one day to figure out that the same power obambi uses for their agenda is the same power he can use to EJECT them from their power. Maybe someday, and someday soon, they will realize that he is a threat.

I can only hope.


55 posted on 02/25/2009 7:20:12 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (Get the bats and light the hay)
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To: rface

Byrd has already factored in the KKK thing, the old man isn’t stupid, he knows what he is doing.

I’d rather have the crooked old bastard win than obambi. I wish him all the success in the world.

The reality though is that he has no moral high ground, this is all about him getting his share of the spoils and he will be bought off like all the rest.


56 posted on 02/25/2009 7:26:33 PM PST by Sequoyah101 (Get the bats and light the hay)
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To: sauropod

He voted against amnesty.


57 posted on 02/25/2009 10:22:26 PM PST by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (I want to "Buy American" but the only things for sale made in the USA are politicians)
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To: scottinoc
Suddenly the mainstream media will “remember” his past. Count on it.

And it is an open invitation for us to loudly point out that the Klan is a large and historic arm of the RAT party.

Byrd is just echoing the sentiment of the genuine racists the blacks are always complaining about...DEMOCRATS.

This includes people like George Wallace, Lester Maddox, Bull Connor, James Earl Ray, and other murdering lynchers.

58 posted on 02/26/2009 5:06:51 AM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (RATs...nothing more than Bald Haired Hippies!)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

My brother, retired Sgt. Major, U.S. army sent an email response this morning on this:

“SOUNDS LIKE A RAT AND A WEASEL FIGHTING OVER A “PORK” CHOP!

THEY ARE BOTH A JOKE! ...even though Byrd is right.”


59 posted on 02/26/2009 6:50:09 AM PST by sheikdetailfeather (I will never stop listening to Rush Limbaugh.)
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To: rface

bttt


60 posted on 02/26/2009 3:24:10 PM PST by Chi-townChief
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