Category: Unitary Executive Powers/Signing Statements
By Ani on Aug 10, 2009 in Bank Bailouts, Bush/Cheney, Democratic Party, Health Care, New York Times, Obama Administration, Obama's Broken Promises, President Barack Obama, Republican Party, Tim Geithner, Unitary Executive Powers/Signing Statements, Wall Street | 53 Comments
Normally I would never quote Frank Rich. Endless copy excoriating Hillary Clinton in favor of Barack Obama during the primaries rendered his columns unreadable. Imagine my surprise to see Mr. Rich put down the Kool-Aid jug for a moment in his NY Times offering, Is Obama Punking Us. Let me start by [...]
By SusanUnPC on Jun 4, 2009 in Al Qaeda, Current Affairs, Gender Bias, Jihadists, Middle East, President Barack Obama, Sexism, Terrorism, Unitary Executive Powers/Signing Statements, Women and Children, Women's Suffrage | 150 Comments
When Peter Daou writes, I read. As many of you know, Peter Daou headed Hillary Clinton’s campaign Web site and her site’s blog operations. I always admired Peter’s attempts to post at Daily Kos (one of his countless tasks), where he was cruelly torn apart for supporting Hillary. But he kept on, hoping [...]
By SusanUnPC on Apr 17, 2009 in Abuse, Bush/Cheney, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Obama's Broken Promises, President Barack Obama, Torture, Unitary Executive Powers/Signing Statements | 119 Comments
This is classic Obama modus operandi: He screws the left which believed his campaign promises while placating the intelligence agencies — and keeping the always-ready-to-pounce rightwing tamped down — with his refusal to uphold his constitutional duty to enforce criminal law. As Turley says, Obama’s motive is “painfully obvious”: It’s all about politics. [...]
By Mel Goodman on Apr 17, 2009 in Bill of Rights, CIA, Guantanamo, Intelligence, Rendition, Torture, U.S. Constitution, Unitary Executive Powers/Signing Statements | 70 Comments
Some countries never acknowledge their crimes. It has been 95 years since the Turkish genocide against its Armenian population, but the Turkish government will not confess to any role in crimes that were committed. The Japanese have never admitted the terrible crimes committed throughout Northeast and Southeast Asia during World War II. And Israel has [...]
By Philip Giraldi on Apr 13, 2009 in 9/11, Al Qaeda, Bill of Rights, CIA, FBI, Homeland Security, National Security, Obama's Broken Promises, Patriotism, President Barack Obama, Terrorism, Torture, U.S. Constitution, Unitary Executive Powers/Signing Statements | 102 Comments
(Susan’s April 13th Note: I AM PISSED OFF. This essay is bumped up because, dammit, I need to restore my FOCUS on the ELEPHANTS in the room! While it’s fascinating to debate the pirate crisis, it is foremost VITAL to focus on the dangerous stories such as Obama’s power-hungry expansion of executive authority, known in [...]
By SusanUnPC on Mar 29, 2009 in Auto Industry, Current Affairs, David Axelrod, Economic Stimulus, Economy, John Batchelor, Larry Johnson, President Barack Obama, Stimulus Plan, Tim Geithner, Unitary Executive Powers/Signing Statements | 125 Comments
With auto company bailouts highly unpopular with the citizenry, President Barack Obama, who will speak later Monday, felt compelled to shake things up. To be blunt, as Allahpundit puts it, “If you want taxpayer money, you’re going to have to do things The One’s way.”
The WSJ reports that GM’s Rick Wagoner and Fritz Henderson [...]
By Pat Racimora on Mar 8, 2009 in Barack Obama, Executive Orders, Stem Cell Research | 124 Comments
It appears that President Obama is finally going to make good on his campaign promise to lift the restrictions on stem cell research for federally funded projects. Monday may be the day when President Bush’s Executive Order will be reversed. In the meantime a little Devil called the Dickey-Wicker Amendment could toss a [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Feb 25, 2009 in Barack Obama, Executive Orders, FISA, Iraq, U.S. Constitution | 82 Comments
I became a huge fan of Senator Robert C. Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, during the Senate debate on the Authorization for Use of Military Force in Iraq resolution. He spoke with conviction and passion, particularly in regard to the U.S. Constitution. And so, when I saw this article, Byrd: Obama In Power [...]
By SusanUnPC on Jan 21, 2009 in Current Affairs, Economic Stimulus, Executive Orders, Obama Administration, Stem Cell Research | 82 Comments
Bumped up from January 18th. UPDATED TEXT: I have been scouring the news for any definitive indication that Obama is indeed going to strike Bush’s stem cell order, but am unable to find PLAIN LANGUAGE that confirms he will. The best I could find was this “maybe soon, maybe” paragraphs at the Los Angeles [...]