EDITORIAL: Obama blows off Congress

The Washington Times ^ | December 26, 2011 | Editorial

[jazusamo]

President says he won’t abide by spending bill he signed

When the president of the United States signs a bill into law, it’s expected that he will abide by it. That’s not the case with President Obama, who has a sudden interest in novel legalistic interpretations getting him off the hook from laws he doesn’t like.

On Friday, the president signed the $1 trillion omnibus spending bill, which funds the government for the remaining nine months of the fiscal year. Afterward, he released a statement saying he won’t abide by the law because the Justice Department had advised that certain provisions are “subject to well-founded constitutional objections.” House Speaker John A. Boehner’s spokesman Kevin Smith told The Washington Times, “This president used to condemn the type of signing statements he is now embracing to ignore the will of Congress and the American people.”

One of the presidential pet peeves is that Capitol Hill put the kibosh on his czars. Those high-level White House appointments aren’t confirmed by the Senate but are central to implementing Mr. Obama’s liberal agenda. Lawmakers specifically blocked funding for salaries and offices for four of his nine czars: health care (who coordinates Obamacare), automobile industry (“car czar”), urban affairs and climate change. The president protested that defunding those positions “could prevent me from fulfilling my constitutional responsibilities, by denying me the assistance of senior advisers and by obstructing my supervision of executive branch officials.” Thus, he’s going to interpret the law as he sees fit.

[jazusamo]

It seems Obama considers himself the Czar of czar.

[the invisib1e hand]

EDITORIAL: Obama blows off Congress

and Barney Frank is jealous.

[stockpirate]

It is usually referred to as a dictatorship, and we are the slaves.

[Army Air Corps]

Tsk, tsk, comrade. Such ill-will towards Dear Reader can result in a visit from the Cheka (aka the Department of Just Us).

[jazusamo]

It is usually referred to as a dictatorship, and we are the slaves.

Precisely, and I'm sure that's how Zer0 views it.

[TribalPrincess2U]

God help us!

I can’t believe the congress think they can trust this dik-tater.
You think they would have learned by now. We’re screwwwwwwwwed.

[fight_truth_decay]

[stylin19a]

Lawmakers specifically blocked funding for salaries and offices for four of his nine czars:

9 czars ? I thought the count was up to like 48...

[MaxMax]

Yea, Boner didn't have the balls to Snitch on the president to the press,
so he sent in his spokesman because he's series this time.
He's a tough one.

[Soul of the South]

“God help us!

I can’t believe the congress think they can trust this dik-tater.
You think they would have learned by now. We’re screwwwwwwwwed.”

Obama gets away with it because Congress takes no action to stop him. The House can impeach but will not.

[traditional1]

Let's see....he's advised that it's "Un-Constitutional", but signs it ANYWAY? Then, selectively, he lets the Justice Department decide what parts of the Law they will abide by? Reminds me of how they ignored DOMA, and other non-Progressive/pro-Minority Laws, or how the DHS decided to grant un-official Amnesty to Illegals, with the complicity of the Justice Department hassling the States on their enforcement of EXISTING IMMIGRATION LAW and the Will of The People in those States.

These bastards don't just need to be ousted by the 2012 Elections, they need to be tried for Treason, and prosecuted FULLY.

[stevem]

If I was Obama, I’d blow ‘em off too. What’s Boehner goiing to do about it? Act indignant?

[Cvengr]

Perhaps more arrogantly and amazingly, Obama still hasn’t met 2 of his czars/Cabinet members he has appointed.

[Cvengr]

(I should state,..so it has been reported.)

[Old Sarge]

What’s Boehner going to do about it? Act indignant?

Watch for The Angry Letter to be sent.

[Venturer]

You have a point. Why worry about listening to someone who wouldn’t do anything about it.

[jazusamo]

Yeah, I don’t know that it was 48 but I believe I’ve read it’s the high 20s, either way it’s way too many.

[jazusamo]

You make a valid point, Boehner is a weak sister and Zer0 has walked all over him.

[Huskrrrr]

Obama Blows. There, fixed it.