State of the Union 2014: Obama calls for ‘year of action’

Politico ^ | January 29, 2014 | Jennifer Epstein

[Biggirl]

President Barack Obama outlined plans Tuesday to make 2014 his year of action — using his executive authorities wherever possible while encouraging Congress to go even further. Obama took on a more pragmatic tone than in previous State of the Union addresses, acknowledging that getting his agenda past House Republicans was unlikely and therefore he would use his power to do what he can on his own.

[Biggirl]

Obama showing his true colors.

[Doogle]

acknowledging that getting his agenda past House Republicans was unlikely and therefore he would use his power to do what he can on his own.

...guess he means Allah when he say's "his power"

[pepsionice]

Only to point this out.

Anything he directs, which involves money or capital spending, would require funding from Congress....which he won’t get...so nothing will happen.

Anything he directs any gov’t worker to do, which violates US law, is a gimmick which is in violation of Constitutional law. So, nothing will happen.

Anything related to the handling of illegals...which violates the law....will be a violation, so it won’t happen.

Basically, he may make a thousand executive orders....but I doubt if more than six or eight will ever be carried out or be worth noting in forty years by historians.

Much ado....about nothing much.

[ClearCase_guy]

Or, in the original German, Aktionsjahr.

[jamaksin]

" ... which violates US law, ..."

And just who will enforce such laws? For example, a defacto open southern boundary is a violation of present law, yes?

[SoFloFreeper]

What happened to the Summer of Recovery?

[savedbygrace]

Regardless of the lawlessness of the Senate, it is the DUTY of the House to impeach Obama.

The DUTY.

[Joe Boucher]

and I’m calling for obammy to jump off a very high bridge,
prefforably the new Hoover Dam bypass bridge

[maddog55]

I did the drinking game with the SOTU and every time the POS lied I had a beer.

I was out at 09:22.

Good news.. 3 hour delay today due to snow.

[napscoordinator]

http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/orders/

Bush was pretty bad at “power” too. I could not believe it when Fox News said that Bush used Executive order to pass bills so I did a search to prove he didn’t and found out he was horrid. We did not know though.

[Truth29]

"Anything he directs, which involves money or capital spending, would require funding from Congress....which he won’t get...so nothing will happen."

So you have faith in Boehner and Cantor? I think Obama will get much of what he directs with the collusion of the Republican leadership. Until the Republican caucus removes Boehner as Speaker, I will not have confidence in them. Boehner can pass almost anything with Democrat votes and a few reach across the aisle Republicans.

[fortheDeclaration]

He knows his time is running out, Nov. is coming quickly.

[Sooth2222]

"Anything he directs, which involves money or capital spending, would require funding from Congress....which he won’t get...so nothing will happen."

So you have faith in Boehner and Cantor?

I have no faith in any politician from any party. I have faith in the power of logic and arithmetic. Obama has been soending money at unprecedented levels, and more money isn't there to spend. The only way to get it is print it now. If Obama raises the minimum wage for Federal contractors to $10.10, it doesn't do much good if the price of a Happy Meal rises to $10.

[fortheDeclaration]

The power needs to be removed from the Presidency.

[Doogle]

...a lot of them “amendments” of previous orders and orders of succession

[WashingtonSource]

Is the ‘year of action’ like the ‘summery of recovery’?

[newnhdad]

soon, he will be unveiling his “five-year plan” for economic growth.

[Cruz_West_Paul2016]

Year Of Action?maybe we can start by paying off the 17.5 trillion dollar debt? the debt is a time bomb! yet, bambi never brought it up.” Debt? What Debt?”

[bert]

-——worth noting in forty years by historians.———

Nothing the man can say or pretend to do will be noted by history.

History is already written. President Obama failed to preside when his Health Care law fell apart. That is all that will be remembered. It might be said that President Barack Obama, the black President, failed to be attentive to the cascade of failures in process and exacerbated the process

[silverleaf]

“Obama took on a more pragmatic tone than in previous State of the Union addresses, acknowledging that getting his agenda past House Republicans was unlikely and therefore he would use his power to do what he can on his own”

looks like this writer is redefining Hugo Chavez (Mao Stalin Hitler and any despot) as a “pragmatist”