Obama Tells Republicans To SHOVE IT As He Implements His Agenda WITHOUT THEM
President Obama is done caring about what congressional Republicans think. The president is meeting with Democrats in order to implement his agenda without them.
And he’s used the executive authority tactic before, including last summer’s controversial move to cut deportations for younger illegal immigrants and the mental health focus he announced as part of his gun control agenda after the Newtown massacre.
But administration officials and advisers say what’s ahead will be more extensive and frequent than previous efforts, and the White House is on the hunt for anything that can move without congressional approval, including encouraging efforts like Attorney General Eric Holder’s lawsuits to find new avenues of enforcement in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on the Voting Rights Act last month.
http://www.politicususa.com/2013/04/08/congress-follow-obamas-lead-give-salaries-struggling.html
In short, the president is telling Republicans to take their obstruction, shove it where the sun doesn’t shine. Nothing enrages obstructionist congressional Republicans more than Obama working around them. The power to obstruct is only power that Republicans have left. John Boehner’s office has already been howling about a presidential power grab on every issue, but this is nothing different from what the Speaker has been saying for more than two years.
Republicans have no one but themselves to blame for their current plight. They could have had a grand bargain on the taxes, the debt, and deficit. They could have worked with the president to modify Obamacare. They could have had a hand in immigration, but each time that the president offered cooperation and compromise, they said no. Republicans have said no so often that President Obama’s only choice is to implement as much of his agenda as possible through executive action.
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http://www.politicususa.com/2013/07/31/obama-tells-congress-shove-implements-agenda.html
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...Now lets see if he's prepared to 'Walk The Walk' and go to the wall on Democratic issues.
In the meantime.....
Just yesterday I saw a report that the administration was once again negotiating with Republicans on a "grand bargain" that would decrease corporate tax rates (how do you get less than 0%?) in return for infrastructure spending (that will never be approved).
As you said - in the meantime - enjoy the show
Although I got to give it to you, the title of that article is hysterical.
"Full-throated" defense?
...sending shards of glass & metal everywhere. 
A progressive nuke would be nice.
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Coming through the forest isn’t always easy to do; it's better to get there late than not at all. I salute the President for moving forward and leaving the do nothing-GOP behind. 
K & R 
positions in his administration. 
But I ain't holdin' my breath..............
and he'd rather they didn't. So would I.
Waiting now...
