About as in-your-face as it gets, decreeing a pay raise heading into first sequestration followed immediately by hitting the debt ceiling. Any sane head of state would be furloughing employees in noncritical areas and clamping down wherever possible, even symbolically. As much of a silly fool as Jimmy Carter was and is, at least he knew how badly it came across to the taxpaying private sector. Obama just floors it and dares anyone to say a thing. He’s really out of control. With not a soul willing to do anything about it, apparently.
“About as in-your-face as it gets, decreeing a pay raise heading into first sequestration followed immediately by hitting the debt ceiling.........”
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Yep, I think this is simply Obama sending a big F.U. in the Republicans’ direction. It’s amazing that Obama is getting away with the things he’s getting away with.
Only my guess, but it seems to me that this is just a test to see how far he can go. Expect similar "Executive Orders" regarding guns, medical care, retirement accounts, etc. to follow rapidly in the next term. Issuance is probably going to accelerate so as accomplish the real goal of "fundamentally reshaping America." Just how fundamental most people have no clue.
If the House doesn't exercise their power, they'll lose it through precedent.
The fix has been in for a long time. They are getting there goodies before the shtf. If this was a problem, would not the opposing party be screaming to any camera they seen? Wait to these people pass fun control.