I agree, it doesn’t change the fact that Obozo is trying to skirt the Congress to get his agenda through. There was an email circulating not too long ago with the 900+ EO number in it. There’s nothing wrong with arguing this point, but it helps when you’re armed with the correct count.
I am going to see if I can email your link to the author, I don't think he wanted to mislead, he must have seen a version of that email and not checked it for the truth.