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Obama: 'That's the Good Thing as a President, I Can Do Whatever I Want'
The Weekly Standard ^ | 10 Feb 2014 | DANIEL HALPER

Posted on 02/10/2014 3:04:45 PM PST by mandaladon

President Obama "quipped" today during a visit to Monticello with the French president, "That's the good thing as a President, I can do whatever I want."

Via the pool report:

Monticello

At 4:45 POTUS and president Hollande walked out from a portico and strolled in Front of your pool with Leslie Bowman, president of the Monticello Foundation. Looking at a terrace she said that Jefferson loved to admire the landscape from there. POTUS said that he'd like to take a look and seemed delighted to "break the protocol". "That's the good thing as a President, I can do whatever I want" he quipped, walking to the terrace with his guest and Ms. Bowman. Pool now in the mansion as the leaders will come and visit Jefferson's study.

The comment came around the time the White House announced it would be delaying the Obamacare mandate for some businesses unilaterally.

The French president is here in the U.S. on a state visit.

More notes from the pool:

Monticello POTUS and pres Hollande paid a short visit to the study as your pool was looking through an alcove over president Jefferson's bed. They admired contraptions invented by Jefferson to read and write more efficiently such as a lectern and a "polygraph". Hollande noticed that one of the books was written in French.

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To: MeshugeMikey

” - - - Im tired of sighing. Id rather have a course of action to follow. - - “

Political Rule Number One: Always stay on Offense.

Political Rule Number Two: Always follow Rule Number One by remembering that if you are explaining, then you are on Defense.

Political Rule Number Three: Always remember that the majority is the low information voter who, with few exceptions, always supports the Political Candidate with the best speaking voice. ( Remember that both Hitler and Obama had the best speaking voices when they were elected).

Summary of Political Rules 1-3: All Politics is TRIBAL: MY tribe is better than YOUR tribe! Nanny, Nanny, boo-boo!

BTW, how many RINOs running for office this year follow Rules Numbers 1-3 ?

When you find even one, please ping me.


101 posted on 02/11/2014 10:44:41 AM PST by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: mandaladon; All

Anyone, how is the Left - media, academia, unions, etc. - explaining this quote by Obamugabe? What is their response?


102 posted on 02/11/2014 3:25:54 PM PST by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: mandaladon

7 Times Obama Did ‘Do Whatever I Want’ During His Presidency
It doesn’t take long to find examples.

Just yesterday, the President delayed implementation of Obamacare’s employer mandate for certain companies that meet certain conditions the administration suddenly made up. The law, of course, specifically orders those companies to provide coverage beginning this year.

Last year, Obama had pushed back the deadline for all employers from 2014 to 2015.

The administration has also waived work requirements in a congressionally-passed welfare program.

When Congress declined (repeatedly) to pass the DREAM Act, the administration cited “prosecutorial discretion” when it instructed federal officials to stop enforcing federal immigration law against a certain group of people.

In 2012, the Department of Justice announced that it would stop enforcing the Defense of Marriage Act or defending it from legal challenge, rather than asking lawmakers to repeal the law.

The Department of Education offered waivers to large parts of the No Child Left Behind law, replacing them with Common Core standards that haven’t been passed by Congress.

During his State of the Union address, Obama promised to use executive orders to go around Congress when he wants to.

READ MORE……..
http://blog.heritage.org/2014/02/11/7-times-obama-whatever-want-presidency/


103 posted on 02/11/2014 3:36:08 PM PST by Jonah Vark (Any 5th grader knows that the Constitution declares the separation of powers.)
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To: Howie66

Howie, I want you to be right with the slap right upside your noggin prediction. With the Senate in his pocket, he looks to be unstoppable. It’s up to conservative citizens to rise up; I don’t know if they have the heart for that. If not, the O-man rules and we will pay, big time, IMO.


104 posted on 02/11/2014 3:40:45 PM PST by IIntense
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To: Graewoulf

while rinos are plenty OFFENSIVE..they never go on offense


105 posted on 02/11/2014 4:32:27 PM PST by MeshugeMikey ("When you meet the unbelievers, strike at their necks..." -- Qur'an 47:4)
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To: MeshugeMikey

” - - - rinos are plenty OFFENSIVE..they never go on offense - - - “

Yup, so true.


106 posted on 02/11/2014 9:22:18 PM PST by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: Graewoulf

their claims sound like those of a dishonest KID


107 posted on 02/12/2014 7:09:36 AM PST by MeshugeMikey ("When you meet the unbelievers, strike at their necks..." -- Qur'an 47:4)
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To: Graewoulf
BTW, Boehner, Cantor and Ryan are all heavily favored to win re-election to their well-worn House seats in 2014 - - - - .

If people won't vote them out, then we'll have to make sure we Article V them out with term limits. That's the only other thing we can do.

108 posted on 02/12/2014 5:22:47 PM PST by writer33 (Mark Levin Is The Constitutional Engine Of Conservatism)
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To: writer33; Republicanprofessor; All

” - - - That’s the only other thing we can do - - - “

Not so!

Boehner must be pressured by us and the sorry RINO Members in the House to RESIGN!!!!!! ASAP !!!!!

Boehner is to stupid to figure it out for himself !

Boehner is an embarrassment to the RINO House Members, the National Republican Party, and the Speakership Standards of the US House of Representatives.

Boehner cares nothing for the Honor of the United States of America because he did not bring Articles of Impeachment on B. Hussein Obama for Dereliction of Duty by the Commander in Chief before, during and after the 2012 Benghazi Murders.

_________________

BTW, yesterday I visited my sorry Rino Rep’s. local office and had the secretary there send him a letter: 1.) Impeach Obama; 2.) Insist that Boehner Resign; and 3.) Support Trey Gowdy for Speaker of the House.

I’ll let you know if he responds to my letter.

Don’t be shy about making your demands known to y’alls Reps., after all we pay their salaries and perks.


109 posted on 02/12/2014 7:42:22 PM PST by Graewoulf (Democrats' Obamacare Socialist Health Insur. Tax violates U.S. Constitution AND Anti-Trust Law.)
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To: F15Eagle

110 posted on 02/13/2014 6:12:47 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (I forgot what my tagline was supposed to say)
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