Posted on 05/01/2009 1:16:18 PM PDT by lewisglad
Barack Obama is reveling in presidential power and influence unseen in Washington for decades.
Barely 100 days in office, the U.S. president and his Democratic Party have firm control over the White House and Congress and the ability to push through ambitious plans.
Now, with the coming retirement of a Supreme Court justice clearing the way for him to appoint a successor, Obama already is assured a legacy at the top of all three branches of government -- executive, legislative and judicial.
On the corporate front, the federal government's pumping of billions of dollars in bailout money into banks and auto companies has given Obama the power to force an overhaul in those industries, a remarkable intervention in capitalist industries by the state.
Americans are giving him leeway as well. His job approval ratings are well over 60 percent, giving him political capital to undertake big challenges.
His political opponents, the Republicans, are in disarray, reduced in numbers and engaged in an internal struggle over how to recover from devastating election losses in 2006 and last year.
Experts speak of Obama in the same league as such transformational presidents as Democrat Franklin Roosevelt, who led the United States through the Great Depression and World War Two, and Republican Ronald Reagan, who led the country to victory in the Cold War.
"I cannot in my memory remember a time when a president of the United States has had more influence," said Democratic strategist Doug Schoen, who worked in the Clinton White House.
"Not only is it his moment, it is a level of influence and power for a president that is literally unprecedented from any time since the New Deal and Franklin Roosevelt. If he handles it right, it could be his century."
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Our country and media are run by insane people.
Crandown just got crammed. Obviously rooters, the terror newspaper of record, doesn’t know much.
Big Hollywood calls it ‘Obama porn’
I don’t know why the “media” continues to kiss BO’s @$$. Becoming a Communist nation is not a difficult thing to accomplish.
“Now, with the coming retirement of a Supreme Court justice clearing the way for him to appoint a successor, Obama already is assured a legacy at the top of all three branches of government — executive, legislative and judicial. “
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He’s just going to replace one left-wing goof ball with another. They only get one vote each!!
“his century?” Oh, yeah.....just like it probably was Che’s.....
I cannot in my memory remember a time when a president of the United States has been more divisive.
From the moment he told the minority “I won”, he threw down the gauntlet. Our representatives may be helpless to stop his agenda, but we aren’t.
Slow roll, baby!
Funny thing is that Opossum is just using that power and disregarding the responsibility.
Like a child with a machine gun taking aim at a crowded train station. When he runs out of bullets, he’ll toss the gun down and simply walk away.
Santelli asked, “Are you listening President Obama!?!” we see the answer in his (lack of) reply.
102 days out and Reuters declares Zero in the same league as Ronaldus Maximus and FDR.
DemoPig Pride Cometh before the Fall of the DemoPigs.
Baby Killer DemoPigs.
How is it that 53% of the voters elected president Urkle, but now his approval ratings are over 60%? That doesn’t make sense. Did millions of people that didn’t vote for him come under his magic spell too, or are they polling children?
Sounds like Reuters is reveling in Obama’s power, too.
Didn’t they get concerned about overweening Presidential power when President Bush the White House?
Now they sound practically giddy about it.
Didn’t Bush have this after 04 and before 06? Obama may blow it worse than W did.
DC Tea Party. July 4th. Get there somehow.
“I don’t know why the “media” continues to kiss BO’s @$$. Becoming a Communist nation is not a difficult thing to accomplish.”
Not to mention that the end of free speech would put them out of business.
Love that one.
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