IF OBAMA IS A DICTATOR, AS STATED BY THE GOP, HE’S VERY LOUSY AT IT

 

…Darrell Issa, just one of the Republican Chairmen that continually lies about President Obama

 

The GOP continually proves that they will change their core beliefs at the drop of a hat.

This latest bizarre attitude of the president being called a dictator and the idea that a president can be sued for using his “Executive Orders” is getting way out of hand.  It would be funny if it wasn’t becoming so prevalent within the GOP and their many, not-so-bright congresspersons.

Where this idea was originally developed was probably in the mind of the Republican’s chief strategists and “Talking-Points” brainiac, Mr. Frank Luntz.  It definitely appears as another brainless idea that Luntz would develop and support.

I’m sure Luntz must also be one of the ones that changed the focus of the Republicans that for decades preached against “activist judges”.  In fact, this week the House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) proclaimed, “Unfortunately, the courts have been reluctant to exercise their constitutionally conferred power.”  In this case, the chairman was complaining that the judges were not, “checking the president’s overreach” in the use of his Executive Orders.  The chairman even complained that, “the federal courts have read their own powers much more narrowly than they should”.

Once again, the Republicans have changed a core beliefs just to fit within their latest, “hot-off-the-press” goals.

Of course, no Republican will discuss the fact that Dubya Bush used His Executive Orders 291 times versus Obama’s so far, 168 orders.  In fact, Obama has used his Executive Orders fewer times than any president going back to Grover Cleveland.  He isn’t even close, and probably won’t pass Clinton’s 364 Executive Orders and for sure, Reagan’s 381, so where is all this “acting like a dictator” B.S. coming from anyway. 

 

As usual with the GOP, “what’s good for the goose is never good for the gander”, especially if the gander is a Democrat.

Somebody in the D.C. press pool has now referred to this Republican and Fox News, “dictator” manifestation as the far right’s Obama Derangement Syndrome: i.e.: The president’s opponents are so determined to thwart him that they will reverse long-held views if they believe that doing so will weaken his stature.

This whole issue is seriously becoming totally bizarre.  How far it’s gone was recently described by Dana Milbank of the Washington Post: “Republicans have, for example, long deplored the filing of “frivolous lawsuits.” But at Wednesday’s hearings, they were contemplating legislation that would authorize the Chamber of Congress to file lawsuits against President Obama — even though legal experts, including one of the Republican committee members’ own witnesses, have said the efforts would fail. After law professor Elizabeth Price Foley presented the panel with ‘a road map of how the House can establish standing to sue the president,’ the committee’s ranking Democrat, John Conyers (D-Mich.), pointed out that earlier this month she had penned an article for the Daily Caller titled, ‘Why, not even Congress can sue the administration over unconstitutional executive actions.” 

 

Foley only replied, ‘I did not pick that title.’ “

What Ms. Price actually wrote in her article was “Congress probably can’t sue the president. The Supreme Court has severely restricted so-called ‘congressional standing,’ creating a presumption against allowing members of Congress to sue the president merely because he fails to faithfully execute its laws.”

I don’t know how long it will last, but at least the Republicans have for now stopped talking as much about the “I” word, for “Impeachment”, and have moved more to the “S” word for “Suing” the president.  Every Republican on the hill knows this is all a bunch of bunk, but they also know their devout and unsophisticated Fox & Co. followers don’t know that this is all for show.  You all know, that these are the same crazy followers with the demonstration signs against Obamacare that were saying, “KEEP YOUR GOVERNMENT HANDS OFF MY MEDICARE!”

Just where in the world do they think their Medicare comes from?

These individuals will believe anything that Fox or the Duck Dynasty crowd present to them on the all mighty TV tube.

But whether it’s impeachment or suing, neither is a practical idea because the courts have long ago refused to settle such disputes between the elected branches.

Even though this is true, here are some of the exaggerated statements that Mr. Milbank also listed to demonstrate that the Republicans have no shame in their trying to fool their constituents about the president and his actions as the Chief Executive:  

·       “President Obama’s actions have pushed executive power beyond all limits and created what has been characterized as an uber-presidency,” Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) stated.

·       “We have witnessed an unparalleled use of executive power,” said Rep. Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.).

·       Rep. Tom Rice (R-S.C.) accused Obama of “Trampling our Constitution and our very freedom.”

·       Rep. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) said that, “This administration’s lawlessness included the appointment of an illegal alien lobbyist as an immigration official.  (Total B.S.)

·       Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) put it Wednesday, “[Impeachment this way] is an impractical tool, as long as we have Harry Reid as a shield in the Senate.”

What is ridiculous is that Republicans claim they are concerned about abuses of power by Obama even though they are relatively minor compared to those undertaken by George W. Bush.  As an example, Obama has not taken the country into useless expensive foreign wars that also cost thousands of innocent lives.

At a Wednesday’s hearing, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.) slammed his hand on the table yelling, “This is not a laughing matter,” as Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) had been laughing at Gutierrez who was defending the legality of Obama’s immigration policy.  Issa did immediately stop laughing, being the hearing’s chair, he cut off Gutierrez from further comment.  Another typical Chairman Issa movement.

The Republicans and the hearing’s witnesses filled three hours with accusations and wild hypotheticals of: “Tyranny.” “Dangerous and scary moment.” “Imperial presidency.” “Magisterial power.” “Effectively having a monarch.” “Alarming.” “Constitutional tipping point.” “Reeks of arrogance and conceit.” 

 

All amazing and astounding comments, and they never give examples to support these accusations .  (I hope all those wild accusations relieved them of all that gas!)

Mr. Milbank’s final comment sums up the ridiculousness of the GOP’s situation when he wrote, “ … one crucial difference: You can’t file a frivolous lawsuit against a dictator.”

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