Candidate Obama v. President Obama On Executive Orders

I have mentioned Obama and the whole Executive Order thing a number of times, and how hypocritical it is. Not to mention just plain wrong, since it is intended to treat the Presidency as a Monarchy.

But now President Obama has ratcheted it up even more. Just as a reminder, here is Candidate Obama:

As for President Obama, the New York Times is reporting on Obama now in this article, “Shift on Executive Power Lets Obama Bypass Rivals.” Just as a little correction to the Times Title makers, Congress isn’t a RIVAL, it is a Co-Equal branch of Government. Let’s just be clear here.

But now to the meat of the NY Times article:

[snip]For Mr. Obama, that meeting was a turning point. As a senator and presidential candidate, he had criticized George W. Bush for flouting the role of Congress. And during his first two years in the White House, when Democrats controlled Congress, Mr. Obama largely worked through the legislative process to achieve his domestic policy goals.

But increasingly in recent months, the administration has been seeking ways to act without Congress . (Emphasis mine.) Branding its unilateral efforts “We Can’t Wait,” a slogan that aides said Mr. Obama coined at that strategy meeting, the White House has rolled out dozens of new policies — on creating jobs for veterans, preventing drug shortages, raising fuel economy standards, curbing domestic violence and more.

Each time, Mr. Obama has emphasized the fact that he is bypassing lawmakers. (Emphasis mine.) When he announced a cut in refinancing fees for federally insured mortgages last month, for example, he said: “If Congress refuses to act, I’ve said that I’ll continue to do everything in my power to act without them.” [snip] (Click here to read the rest.)

What does it say about a president who routinely criticized and denounced as undemocratic a practice as exercised by his predecessor, yet now is looking for any and all ways to silence one branch of co-equal power? What does it say for this so-called Constitutional scholar that he goes above and beyond to circumvent the very foundation of this nation for his own political gain?

It says a lot, and none of it good.

As for Obama’s new slogan, “We Can’t Wait,” you’re damn skippy we can’t wait – to get you out of office and stop the systematic destruction of our Constitution and country. Nope, we cannot wait…

FYI: Today is a Primary Day in 5 states: New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. Oh, and it is also the day that Obama can “clinch” the nomination. Should be an interesting day!