nicedeb:
Charles Krauthammer was invited on to Greta Van Susteren’s Fox show to explain why Obama seems to have ditched his mission to change Washington in favor of his executive pen and phone.
“He’s going to eliminate Article One of the Constitution which says that legislation comes from Congress. This is the way they do it Venezuela, Cuba and other places, Dr. K snarked, “the Caudillo waves a pen, he shows it on Twitter and says I will rule from the pen. (For those of you in Rio Linda, a Caudillo is a Latin American military dictator.)
“What makes it sort of pathetic,” he continued, ”is that it sounds like a tough threat and it is unconstitutional, it’s not how you ought to be the president of the United States, but in the end there’s very little he can do.”
Krauthammer reminded viewers of Obama’s big “we can’t wait” tour of 2011, which was largely ineffectual. “In the end, the only thing the president can do with a pen – executive orders – is fairly limited,” he said, making sure to note that the exception to the rule is the EPA which can shut down whole industries.
“He can’t even do what normal presidents have done – which is work with other side.”
Greta noted that Clinton actually liked members of Congress – even those on the other side.
Definition of CAUDILLO: a Spanish or Latin-American military dictator
Origin of CAUDILLO: Spanish, chief, leader, from Late Latin capitellum small head — First Known Use: 1852
If Obama arrogantly insists on violating the constitutional separation of powers to play the part of a dictator. The proper action (once Republicans take back both houses of congress is impeachment.) Should this not happen during his presidency, the specter of charges of treason would still hang over his head under a future administration (a president can not pardon himself of high crimes.) Should the Washington establishment simply, meekly bend like reeds and allow Obama to become an emperor, they too would be in violation of their oaths of office to protect the Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic. The people and states would be within their rights to revolt against such lawlessness.
I think that President Obama really didn’t expect to be elected the first time, and thus entered office woefully unprepared to actually be the President.
He hasn’t learned since.