Richard Nixon would be proud. Richard Nixon would feel vindicated. The Democratic Party and the media that so despised him have now fully embraced the concept of the "Imperial Presidency." Nixon's primary defense during Watergate -- "if the President does it, it is legal"-- has now been endorsed by President Obama and the press, which screamed "impeach the President," in 1972, but now sits silent because the guy doing it is one of them.
On July 11, 2012, President Obama gutted welfare reform by changing the work requirements for welfare with an executive command to Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor. He believes work requirements that are the heart of welfare reform (The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) passed in 1996 by Congress and signed by President Clinton can be waived or overridden by a legal device called a waiver authority under the Social Security law (section 1115 waiver authority under the Social Security law 42 U.S.C. 1315).
The press, in its continued role of protector of the President, has had you gnashing teeth over what year Mitt Romney left Bain Capital, as if that really matters. The press is blowing smoke that Romney might have committed a felony by misrepresenting the date he left Bain Capital. During the primary elections and debates, when this came up, Time Magazine and the Washington Post concluded that Romney spoke the truth about when he left. End of story.
Do you know that Ryan and Akins both sponsored a bill that would redefine rape? Do you know that Ryan sponsored a bill to make a fertilized egg a person? Do you know that the GOP platform is calling for the banning of all abortions, even in the case of forcible rape? Do you know that President Obama put in a Homeless Prevention program that was so effective that it reduced homelessness in this country even during the worst depression we’ve had in fifty years? Do you know that Romney asked for more tax returns from Ryan than he’s willing to share with the public himself? As to Bain which you may not consider a problem; but Romney reporting to the SEC that he was the CEO of Bain and now saying that he had nothing to do with Bain boils down to one of two things. He's either lying now or he was lying then. If he was lying then, he committed a felony under federal law and if he's lying now, he's still lying. Come on Baz, we all know you by now but you’ve got to do better than just parrot whatever Sean Hannity has to say.
"Obamacare... 1300 waivers": It's a huge act, and it is designd to be flexible on implementation so States can try different things. Doesn't bother me a whit. "lies to the American people by telling them that it is NOT a tax.": How a penaty is imposed (whether through tax law or otherwise), is uninteresting to most people. It's a penalty imposed by the tax law. Roberts can call it a tax: anyone fairminded understands it is not. You're not fairminded. "Dream Act allowing illegal immigrants immunity:" Got me there. No argument. "(Simpson -Bowles) and then ignoring their findings and suggestions?" Nonsense. Ryan (yes, THAT Ryan) walked out of the commission and refused to sign onto the recommendations, which never were approved by Congress. Obama didn't sign on as a result either. "He appoints record number of czars" Crock, again. "Czars" is a term dreamt up by Beck and a few other maniacs. They existed prior to Obama. They're called administrators by NORMAL people and are never elected. How do you think governments run? No record to run on? Are you crazy? Five things: Pulled us out of Iraq. Saved GM. Killed Bin Laden. Created 3.8 million jobs and saved us from depression. Oh, yeah, and passed Health Care. And that's a fraction of what he got done. I'm not crazy. I'm stone-cold sober and deal in facts.
Ever hear of ARPA-E? Probably not but you will. The progress they've made on alternative energy sources will be read in history books in years to come, and Obama started that too. Meanwhile Romney/Ryan are trying to survive bad press by telling more lies and reinventing themselves every 24-hours. The American public is way too smart to elect those two and it's only going to get worse for them when they have their convention.
You are the reason the GOP is in the mess it's in. Allowing Rush to be the defacto head of the party would be hilarious if it weren't so sad. Fortunately, your party has Akins and Ryan and even Romney who help convince people to vote for the Democrats. Thanks for your support.