Posted on 03/11/2009 3:31:39 PM PDT by St. Louis Conservative
WASHINGTON – Two days after criticizing his predecessor for issuing guidelines on how to put legislation into practice, President Barack Obama issued such a directive himself.
Out of public view Wednesday, Obama signed a $410 billion spending bill that includes billions for items known as earmarks, the targeted spending that lawmakers direct to projects in their districts. Obama promised during the presidential campaign to curb such spending.
He also issued a "signing statement" in which he objected to provisions of the bill that he said the Justice Department had advised "raise constitutional concerns." Among them are provisions that Obama said would "unduly interfere" with his authority in the foreign affairs arena by directing him how to proceed, or not to, in negotiations and discussions with international organizations and foreign governments.
Another provision, Obama said, would limit his discretion to choose who performs specific functions in military missions.
On Monday, Obama ordered a review of former President George W. Bush's guidelines for implementing bills passed by Congress — the signing statements.
Bush often issued statements when he signed bills, objecting to parts of the legislation. Critics said the statements often showed government officials how to get around a law if Bush disagreed with it on constitutional grounds.
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Just like when Bush signed CFR. He didn’t like it but he signed it.
LOL>...
Wait I get it now .... It is wrong for Bush to do it, but because I am the Obama, when I do it, it obviously is the right thing to do because.
I will talk about all sides of the issue.... for example..
I will rail against earmarks and wasteful spending then sign a bill with billions of dollars in earmarks and wasteful spending but ...
since I shared everyones concern upfront that that meanst that you cannot pin this on me.....
and the public oohs and aahs and merrily follows the obama off the cliff...
so long America that was one hell of a nice run at Capitalism and Democracy.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is threatening to take President Bush to court if he issues a signing statement as a way of sidestepping a carefully crafted compromise Iraq war spending bill.
Pelosi recently told a group of liberal bloggers, “We can take the president to court” if he issues a signing statement
Old Hide in the Dark Bambi does his signature thing.
What 0bama really meant to say was: “I ...uhhh, don’t have a clue about what I’m doing, ...uhhh, but, uhhh, I, ...I mean we, my commie buds, ...uhhh, need the money. We need lots of money, because, ...uhhh...yeah, ...we were running out.”
Best not to reopen that wound.
he objected to provisions of the bill that he said the Justice Department had advised "raise constitutional concerns." Among them are provisions that Obama said would "unduly interfere" with his authority in the foreign affairs arena by directing him how to proceed, or not to, in negotiations and discussions with international organizations and foreign governments.
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Another provision, Obama said, would limit his discretion to choose who performs specific functions in military missions
His "indiscretions" in Foreign and Military affairs could and probably will cost lives, maybe lots of lives.
On Monday, Obama ordered a review of former President George W. Bush's guidelines for implementing bills passed by Congress — the signing statements.
But he is one big arsed, long legged Mac Daddy of a hypocrite, isn't he?
“Hey what do you morons want? I am a muslim and a socilaist... we lie... it's what we do”!
LLS
To keep the record straight: Let’s see who approved this bill:
Grouped By Vote Position YEAs -—62
Akaka (D-HI)
Alexander (R-TN)
Baucus (D-MT)
Begich (D-AK)
Bennet (D-CO)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Bond (R-MO)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Burris (D-IL)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Carper (D-DE)
Casey (D-PA)
Cochran (R-MS)
Conrad (D-ND)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Gillibrand (D-NY)
Hagan (D-NC)
Harkin (D-IA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kaufman (D-DE)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lieberman (ID-CT)
Lincoln (D-AR)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Merkley (D-OR)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murkowski (R-AK)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Shaheen (D-NH)
Shelby (R-AL)
Snowe (R-ME)
Specter (R-PA)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Udall (D-CO)
Udall (D-NM)
Warner (D-VA)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wicker (R-MS)
Wyden (D-OR)
NAYs -—35
Barrasso (R-WY)
Bayh (D-IN)
Bennett (R-UT)
Brownback (R-KS)
Bunning (R-KY)
Burr (R-NC)
Chambliss (R-GA)
Coburn (R-OK)
Collins (R-ME)
Corker (R-TN)
Cornyn (R-TX)
Crapo (R-ID)
DeMint (R-SC)
Ensign (R-NV)
Enzi (R-WY)
Feingold (D-WI)
Graham (R-SC)
Grassley (R-IA)
Gregg (R-NH)
Hatch (R-UT)
Hutchison (R-TX)
Inhofe (R-OK)
Isakson (R-GA)
Kyl (R-AZ)
Lugar (R-IN)
Martinez (R-FL)
McCain (R-AZ)
McCaskill (D-MO)
McConnell (R-KY)
Risch (R-ID)
Roberts (R-KS)
Sessions (R-AL)
Thune (R-SD)
Vitter (R-LA)
Voinovich (R-OH)
Not Voting - 2
Johanns (R-NE)
Kennedy (D-MA)
I nominate Evan Bayh (D-IN) to be leader of the GOP. /snicker/
How about Senators McCaskill and Feingold? A big Thank you to these Senators, too!!!
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