Obamessiah to enact several Executive Orders shortly after taking office

According to Stephen Ohlemacher(AP)


WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Obama plans to use his executive powers to make an immediate impact when he takes office, perhaps reversing Bush administration policies on stem cell research and domestic drilling for oil and natural gas.
John Podesta, Obama's transition chief, said Sunday Obama is reviewing President Bush's executive orders on those issues and others as he works to undo policies enacted during eight years of Republican rule. He said the president can use such orders to move quickly on his own.
"There's a lot that the president can do using his executive authority without waiting for congressional action, and I think we'll see the president do that," Podesta said.

I'm gonna have to do my due diligence on Executive Orders but I have the distinct gut feeling that they are unconstitutional regardless of which party is in office. Executive orders carry the weight of law and all powers of legislation are reserved for the Congress. More to follow.

"I think that he feels like he has a real mandate for change. We need to get off the course that the Bush administration has set."

Three things here:
1) I don't give a rat's ass what the Chosen One "feels", or what his flunky "thinks" for that matter.
2) 52% to 48% is not a "real mandate for change" any way you spin it.
3) Even if we do need to abandon the course which President Bush has us on, and in many cases we do, the course which the Obamessiah will set will not be an improvement as we'll see shortly.

Podesta also said Obama is working to build a diverse Cabinet. That includes reaching out to Republicans and independents.

Bwahahahaha!!! Right, I can see the Donks reaching across the aisle to work with the Stupid Party as they seek to (de facto) repeal the second amendment, raise taxes, steal from the industrious to give to the lazy, etc.

Obama was elected on a promise of change, but the nature of the job makes it difficult for presidents to do much that has an immediate impact on the lives of average people.

As it darn well ought to be. If I had my way it would be so hard for the Fresh Prez of Bill Ayers to affect my life that I could forget he's even there and get back to living in peace and freedom.

Congress plans to take up a second economic aid plan before year's end - an effort Obama supports. But it could be months or longer before taxpayers see the effect.

Here's an idea for a plan, quit pretending you know how to fix the market by throwing (our) money at it and just get out of the way and let it right itself. Sure it will be painful and real people will suffer, but all we're doing right now is delaying the inevitable and likely making it worse when it does arrive.

Obama could use his executive powers to at least signal that Washington is changing.

Translation: It's important to look like you're doing something, even if you're not.

Bush used his executive power to limit federal spending on embryonic stem cell research, a position championed by opponents of abortion rights who argue that destroying embryos is akin to killing a fetus. Obama has supported the research in an effort to find cures for diseases such as Alzheimer's. Many moderate Republicans also support the research, giving it the stamp of bipartisanship.

Not in my name!!! Isn't that what the donks scream when they don't like something the feds do?

On drilling, the federal Bureau of Land Management is opening about 360,000 acres of public land in Utah to oil and gas drilling. Bush administration officials argue that the drilling will not harm sensitive areas; environmentalists oppose it.

To easy, just hold the drilling companies responsible for any damage caused.

"They want to have oil and gas drilling in some of the most sensitive, fragile lands in Utah," Podesta said. "I think that's a mistake."

Again, who cares what the hell this guy thinks?

Two top House Republicans said there is a willingness to try to work with Obama to get things done.

What things? Is the Chosen One suddenly planning to push an agenda that conservatives should support? A secret agenda that none of us have ever heard of?

But they said to expect Republicans to serve as a check against the power held by Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress.

I certainly hope so.

"It's going to be a cheerful opposition," said Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind. "We're going to carry those timeless principles of limited government, a strong defense, traditional values, to the American people."

WHERE IN THE NAME OF ALL THINGS HOLY WERE THOSE PRINCIPLES TWO WEEKS AGO!!!!!!!!!!! Or for the last eight years for that matter. I didn't hear anything about limited government coming out of the McCain camp, that's for sure.