Guard Your Kneecaps
Chicago Rulz a’comin’
Skipping over gloogle’s “top” search result, “Obama Declares He Will Rule by Authoritarian Decree” from Prison Planet, I’ll wander down to the “reputable, mainstream” NYT.
“We are reviewing a list of presidential executive orders and directives to get the job done across a front of issues,” said Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff.
...Mr. Emanuel was in the thick of carrying out the strategy during his days as a top official in the Clinton White House.
...But Mr. Obama has to be careful how he proceeds because he has been critical of both Mr. Clinton’s penchant for expending presidential capital on small-bore initiatives, like school uniforms, and Mr. Bush’s expansive assertions of executive authority, like the secret program of wiretapping without warrants.
Which Teh iWon has continued… Just, yanno, for the record.
Any president has vast authority to influence policy even without legislation, through executive orders, agency rule-making and administrative fiat.
“Fiat." Pretty strong language for the NYT…
White House officials said the increased focus on executive authority reflected a natural evolution from the first year to the second year of any presidency.
“Evolution” That, there’s one o’ them Progressive terms…
random illustrative POTUS foto chosen for no particular reason
The iWon’s supporters are more clear in their ...erm, support of this policy. [WARNING: HuffPo Linky]
Here’s what I’d say to Obama...:
It’s time you break kneecaps. It’s time to destroy the Republican Party. They don’t deserve a seat at the table when all they want to do is score political points by being the Party of No.
[emphasis in original - e~C]
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