[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Pops', 'O')bama did us all a real disservice when he criticized the SCOTUS during the state of the union a couple of years ago. Citizens [sic should be "Corporations") United was a terrible ruling and paved the way for the Hobby Lobby ruling, basically saying corporations are people with the right to vote and freedom of religious expression as well - but it was wrong for the POTUS to disrespect the court, especially during the constitutionally required appearance in congress. Bad bad form.

[PrestonSturges]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', '
')Obama seems to take adverse Supreme Court rulings personally and gets very angry when they don't go his way. Reports say he is furious that the SCOTUS ruled his recess appts were unconstitutional by a 9-0 margin and he's equally pissed off by losing to hobby lobby. Meanwhile, the mess he created with his unconstitutional appointments must be sorted out as years of NLRB work and regulations done by the illegitimate appointees are now null and void and must all be sorted out and erased.

[Lore]

True, I wish I had a quarter (inflation you know) for every time I still hear, after all these years by the deniers, that the theory of AGW is about to crash and burn.

Have you ever noticed that losers have a problem in general with authority? That is, unless it's some corn pone mash up of imposing their single minded beliefs. Then again, when you're wrong it's pretty easy to fall back on the excuses the other guy wasn't playing fair and it's all conspiracies against them.

[Plantagenet]

Polls now show that American consider Obama to be the worst president since WWII. Repubs would be crazy to impeach Obama now---those kinds of rotten poll numbers for Obama can only help the Republicans.

When it comes to mid-term elections, Obama is the gift that keeps on giving. Thanks to Obama, the Republicans won a huge victory in 2010 and retook the House. Now they've got a chance to win big again and even retake the Senate in 2014--all thanks to obama!


My dumbest decision? Jeez Hill, that a tough question, there are so many to choose from --- Well OK, I let the guy who is now the Caliph in iraq... walk free from US custody in 2009 .... I can't believe I was such a dope then!

[AgentR11]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PrestonSturges', 'T')his is why there are so many conspiracy nuts that comprise the anus of America's society - all they hear is news of "victory after victory." Every day they are told their enemies are being crushed and yet the GOP keeps losing. They can only explain that contradiction with conspiracy theories about stolen elections. And the problem for the GOP is that these people are losers in real life, so they are happy to wallow in failure.

[PrestonSturges]

The GOP puts itself in an interesting position since they want to elect a president with no authority, just a decade after Bush the all powerful "Unitary Executive." I think the press would dance around that question. The obvious thing to do would be to get elected then invade some random country. Hey it worked last time.

The founding fathers were most concerned that Congress would seize control of the country. They were concerned the president would be too weak.

[dinopello]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', 'R')epubs would be crazy to impeach Obama now

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dinopello', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', 'R')epubs would be crazy to impeach Obama now

[Lore]

The problem with the analysis is that the Republican Congress ranks even lower then both the President and Democrat Congress.

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PrestonSturges', 'T')he GOP ... want to elect a president with no authority

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Lore', '.').. the Republican Congress ranks even lower then both the President and Democrat Congress.

[Lore]

Incumbent Presidents usually have low readings too. Over time they are viewed more positively. I mean after all George W came in second? Go figure, which is why most people are skeptical about the poll.

[AgentR11]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PrestonSturges', 'T')he GOP puts itself in an interesting position since they want to elect a president with no authority, just a decade after Bush the all powerful "Unitary Executive." I think the press would dance around that question. The obvious thing to do would be to get elected then invade some random country. Hey it worked last time.

[Lore]

We've already gone through a period of the imperial presidencies of Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.

I think Obama's problem is trying to work within a broken political system and make a government responsive to what's needed to be done. Any attempt to make things happen, even within the bounds of legal authority, looks like a power grab. Then again, both parties are only focusing on perception and pointing fingers since substance has been on vacation for several years now.

[AgentR11]

Interesting that a Democrat partisan can't see his own presidents with imperial tendencies.
addenda... My take is that Carter was the only recent president without such.

[Lore]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AgentR11', 'I')nteresting that a Democrat partisan can't see his own presidents with imperial tendencies.
addenda... My take is that Carter was the only recent president without such.

[Pops]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('AgentR11', 'I')nteresting that a Democrat partisan can't see his own presidents with imperial tendencies.

[Timo]

It would be awfully revealing on the shallowness of the Republicans if they impeach two consecutive Democratic presidents. Obama isn't doing anything that W didn't do. The only difference is that W had the Republican's blessing before he did anything. Obama is getting business done in spite of Republican obstruction. Since 2010, 9.1 million jobs created. Unemployment down 4%. Government spending is continuing to come down. The only thing Republicans have left to criticize is that fact that things are getting modestly better despite their best efforts to make them worse. Impeachment is the only tool they have left to make any headlines. It's a distraction from things actually turning around. God forbid they actually drop their obstruction and do something positive for the country by addressing actual policy! Their strategy for the past several decades has been to create problems with irresponsible policy. Let those problems metasticize. Get a Democrat in power. And then blame them for everything going wrong, thus putting them back in power after the Dems dig everyone out of the hole the Repugs dug the last time they were in power. Childish antics! Simple minds! Aspire to breed ignorance among the masses with Faux News. Stoke their anger. Call for vengence! Launch a jihad against democracy! If not our way, then IMPEACH! IMPEACH!

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Timo', 'I')t would be awfully revealing on the shallowness of the Republicans if they impeach ...Obama

[Timo]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Timo', 'I')t would be awfully revealing on the shallowness of the Republicans if they impeach ...Obama