[CitizenUSA]

“Sometimes inaction IS acting.”

That’s an excellent point. Inaction is the only course of action left open to the House, because the Senate will block any impeachment attempts and the president picks and chooses which laws he follows. Congress cannot pass anything in good faith, including immigration reform, because the president will not faithfully execute the laws!

Truth be told, President Obama really, truly isn’t a king. He just wishes he was one. Not only that, but our government is divided. Like it or not, that means all sides must, MUST compromise to get something of what they want. Do I think the GOPe is ready to compromise with the president? All evidence suggests they are, but even the GOPe cannot compromise when that means giving the president 99% of what he wants.

You see, the president does not respect the very large minority of people who did not elect him. The House has just as much of a mandate (politically) to govern as the president.

Like it or not, Mr. President, many Republican representatives were sent to D.C. to reign in government. That means you’ll have to cooperate with them if you want them to do something for you.

Sadly, I think this president is beyond learning. I hope he enjoys his executive orders, because that’s all he’s ever going to get. It’s my greatest hope that the next president will cancel every last one of them the instant he’s in office.

[bgill]

You've very optimistic thinking there will be a next POTUS. Even if the next is Hillary and BJ again, it'll be more of the same.

[Ancesthntr]

Truth be told, President Obama really, truly isn’t a king. He just wishes he was one. Not only that, but our government is divided.

Exactly. The people of this country voted not only for him, but for a divided Congress that (by its very nature) could NOT do very much. I guess that We The People decided that the unified government of 2009-2011 wasn't all that great...and since we couldn't get rid of him that easily, the next best alternative was to tie him up as much as possible to reduce the future harm he could do.

EVERY SINGLE REPUBLICAN should stand up and walk out if he dares to utter such a thought. The ENTIRE Republican response (regardless of whether or not they walk out, which is regretably not too likely) should concentrate on this illegal and un-American power grab.