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Obama’s Latest Ruse Plays Us For Fools
FoxNation.com ^ | Jan 13 | Staff

Posted on 01/13/2012 9:51:10 AM PST by JesseWatters

President Barack Obama will ask Congress for greater powers on Friday to shrink the federal government and consolidate several trade and commerce related agencies, which would save the government just $3 billion over 10 years, and eliminate 1,000 jobs. $3 billion over TEN YEARS? The government during the last three years has borrowed on average about $4 billion EACH DAY. In addition, Obama notified Congress on yesterday of his intent to raise the nation’s debt limit by $1.2 trillion to cover increased U.S. spending commitments. The proposed savings, $3 billion, is one-four-hundredth of the debt limit increase he just requested from Congress. It’s also less than half of what Obama tossed away on his supposed green-tech jobs stimulus. Obama’ plan eliminates 1,000 positions through attrition (when workers retire, you don’t rehire for their position), out of a total of roughly 2.1 million federal employees.

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1 posted on 01/13/2012 9:51:19 AM PST by JesseWatters
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To: JesseWatters
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Ob-la-di Ob-a-ma, lies go on, brah!

Lala, how the lies go on.

2 posted on 01/13/2012 9:53:38 AM PST by newheart (When does policy become treason?)
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To: JesseWatters

OBAMA SPEAKS LIES.

Rope a dope.
Grifter in Chief
etc etc etc


3 posted on 01/13/2012 9:57:40 AM PST by marty60
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To: JesseWatters
It's just another attempted power grab by Obama.

The GOP House should tell Obama that since he's in the mood to cut agencies they will help him. The House should immediately pass a bill that cuts the EPA, NPR and some others that double the savings of Obama’s claim.

4 posted on 01/13/2012 9:58:32 AM PST by tobyhill (Obama, The Biggest Thief In American History)
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To: JesseWatters

—Stewart said McConnell’s office will review the details of the plan once the White House provides them.—

Naw. Like Nancy says, we should pass it so we can see what’s in it.

Government by Pinata!


5 posted on 01/13/2012 9:59:13 AM PST by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: JesseWatters

And another page turns on the Obamayan calendar.


6 posted on 01/13/2012 10:00:24 AM PST by N. Theknow (Kennedys=Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best for you.)
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To: JesseWatters

They should tell Obama not to even bother submitting a plan until he gets rid of his end-run-around Congress czars & rescinds his latest unconstitutional appointments. And, if they really had stones, they’d tell him Eric Holder has to be gone as well. But we know not one of these things will happen and Obama will play the Stupid Party for maximum effect i.e. his goal of re-election, no matter what it takes.


7 posted on 01/13/2012 10:00:50 AM PST by MissMagnolia (ObamaCare side effects: headache,delayed treatment, 0 choice,sky-rocketing taxes & premature death)
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To: JesseWatters

Obama is doing his best to take some of the fight out the the tea party/conservatives. Plus he is positioning himself to say, “see it isn’t me who is not trying to shrink government”


8 posted on 01/13/2012 10:04:24 AM PST by Leep
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To: JesseWatters

By reorganizing, it provides him a greater opportunity to put his own people in places of power.

Insist he come to congress with specific plans. Not a request for blanket authority.


9 posted on 01/13/2012 10:06:53 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: JesseWatters; All

Article 1
In addition to the procedure prescribed by the constitution, laws of the Reich may also be enacted by the government of the Reich. This includes the laws referred to by Articles 85 Paragraph 2 and Article 87 of the constitution.

Article 2
Laws enacted by the government of the Reich may deviate from the constitution as long as they do not affect the institutions of the Reichstag and the Reichsrat. The rights of the President remain undisturbed.

Article 3
Laws enacted by the Reich government shall be issued by the Chancellor and announced in the Reich Gazette. They shall take effect on the day following the announcement, unless they prescribe a different date. Articles 68 to 77 of the Constitution do not apply to laws enacted by the Reich government.

Article 4
Treaties of the Reich with foreign states which affect matters of Reich legislation shall not require the approval of the bodies of the legislature. The government of the Reich shall issue the regulations required for the execution of such treaties.

Article 5
This law takes effect with the day of its proclamation. It loses force on 1 April 1937 or if the present Reich government is replaced by another.


10 posted on 01/13/2012 10:16:54 AM PST by tcrlaf (Election 2012: THE RAPTURE OF THE DEMOCRATS)
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To: JesseWatters

FUBO!


11 posted on 01/13/2012 10:18:35 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
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I have a perfect example of streamlining gone bad: Department of Homeland Security. How’d that work out? /rhetorical


12 posted on 01/13/2012 10:42:17 AM PST by PghBaldy (War Powers Res: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/warpower.asp)
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To: Leep

He’s too stupid to know that all he’s really doing is putting the fight back INTO the conservatives/Tea Party Patriots....and making us even more determined to defeat him. Ironic.

“Obama is doing his best to take some of the fight out the the tea party/conservatives. Plus he is positioning himself to say, “see it isn’t me who is not trying to shrink government””


13 posted on 01/13/2012 10:51:32 AM PST by XenaLee (The only good commie is a dead commie.)
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To: XenaLee

No he’s being brilliant. You win if you canb make people think you are conservative. The idiot republicans believe you win by pandering to liberals.


14 posted on 01/13/2012 10:54:58 AM PST by DManA
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