Acting Like A King Isn't Among The President's Duties

IBD Editorials ^ | January 4, 2011 | Editor

[Kaslin]

Leadership: A spokesman says the president "can't wait for Congress to act" and promised that he's "going to take action." This is the president who was "ready to rule" in 2008. Is he an elected chief executive or an emperor?

In November 2008, shortly after Barack Obama was elected president, Valerie Jarrett, co-chair of his transition team, appeared on "Meet the Press." She told host Tom Brokaw that "Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one."

Shouldn't someone who had reached the political heights that Jarrett had reached know that kings rule but presidents are elected to serve and are accountable to Congress, the courts and the voters?

One would think that she and the rest of the administration are aware of a president's legal limitations, but simply aren't interested in respecting them.

A little more than three years after Jarrett declared Obama's majesty, his spokesman Jay Carney warned on the day of the Iowa caucuses that "if Republicans choose the path of obstruction rather than cooperation, then the president is not going to sit here . .. he's going to take the actions that he can take using his executive authority."

Within a day, Obama made good on the threat. On Wednesday, he bypassed the congressional approval process and named Richard Cordray as head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The appointment, made while the Senate is in a pro forma session and not in recess, came after that chamber blocked Cordray's confirmation last month.

Not only is Obama trampling precedent that says recess appointments are to be done only after the Senate has been out of session for 10 days or more, he's also trying to circumvent legislation.

[halfright]

Am waiting in eager anticipation for the reply to King Obama’s giving the repubbies the middle finger. Anyone have any nads in congress?? (toe tapping, incessantly)

[Leep]

Obama presodency is history. He is the first halfican-anti American president and the first dictator.

[Leep]

Edit:

Obama’s presidency is historic. He is the first halfican-anti American president and the first dictator.

[AGreatPer]

Great rant. Agree. Hope you feel better.

[paul51]

So who’s going to stop him?

Exactly. He only does it because the congress is all too happy to turn around and bend over. Better that than doing anything that might draw attention to their own outrageous activities.

[Tallguy]

So start articles of impeachment in the House Judiciary committee. If he’s going to act the tyrant then the House needs to show him for what he is.

[itsahoot]

Hugo Chavez is elected also, doesn’t seem to have slowed him down.

[justa-hairyape]

Obama is not a King. He is a mob boss. If you always look at him as a mob boss, and always look at his wife as the wife of a mob boss, everything they do makes perfect sense.

[Logical me]

Is he an elected chief executive or an emperor?

Self appointed Dictator. And he has proved this time and again.

[dfwgator]

“How do you know he’s the king?”

“He’s the only one who doesn’t have s—t on him.”

[Yorlik803]

Hitler would do the same thing.
Will the lemmings in congress do anything? Or are they just going to make noise and be done?
If the GOP dont beat this asshat, then we are doomed.

[Kaslin]

Let me add, arrogant, lazy and lying to it

[thirst4truth]

I heard the democrats say multiple times that one of the NLRB appointments is a Republican. "Republican" was used over and over to justify his choices and actions.

Why can't a person with a brain on the "Republican" side say the Stimulus bill was partisan, not one "Republican' voted for it, Obama care was partisan, not one Republican voted for it and the DOdd/Frank bill was partisan, not one Republican voted for it, so NOW BO is being "fair" by talking about a Republican appointment?

And the press and his staff, same thing I know, throw out that "Republican" word all the time and pronounce it with a snarly hard R, it is disgusting. Not one person on our team says democrat, one party rule and dictatorish!

[ridesthemiles]

Barry the Imposter also bypassed the Senate & appointed 3 new members to the NLRB.

[ripley]

“Obama is not a king. He is a lawless thug.”

Nah. Not at all. He is a brilliant, really really smart,
intelligence-off-the-scales, genius of a Progressive who is super-human in his being and worthy of being worshipped as one who is far more advanced than the non-Progressive human cattle who surround him.

/Sarcasm/