The agenda: Taxes, executive orders

Penny Wise — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:31:51 GMT

Yup, we have a dictator. Many of the subjects of these executive orders need to go through congress. Looks like the SC will be busy overruling Obama's EOs.

The agenda: Taxes, executive orders

It Will take time — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:32:16 GMT

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Everyone needs to remember we have a lot of urgent issues that the next president will have to dive into.

Give him the needed time and space to tackle them. They will not be fixed in a day or even a year.

It took 8 years to get into most of this crap...

GOD Bless the WORLD!

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The agenda: Taxes, executive orders

newdayDawning — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:32:24 GMT

I hope the restrictions on stem cell research are the first to go. My mother died of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) and I completely believe that it is going to take that kind of research to identify and find a cure. I am so glad that the anachronistic right wing is out of power. We have had stupid people making stupid cruel decisions long enough.

The agenda: Taxes, executive orders

the Pajama Pundit — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:32:25 GMT

President-elect Barack Obama plans to push ahead with a middle-class tax cut soon after taking office...
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Hopefully, that will quiet some of his early critics. Obama hasn't even taken office yet and already people are criticizing his policies.

http://thepajamapundit.com/

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PDL — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:32:58 GMT

Obama's cabinet . . . . looks a lot like Clinton's cabinet. So what exactly has change again?

The agenda: Taxes, executive orders

Eric, Salinas, CA — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:36:12 GMT

"Worst" Bush doesn't want to help the middle class or the unemployed he helped make so numerous because he's still got his head stuck in a dark place. I am so glad that Barack will hit the ground running to undo all the damage from the worst presidential administration in history. Barack needs to undo everything that the moron in chief put into play.

2008 White House Holiday Poem

T'was the night before Xmas,
and all through the White House
shredders were shredding all through the night.
Files were deleted to be kept out of our sight,
no evidence left of the bushwhacker's blight!

Yes We Did!

The agenda: Taxes, executive orders

Ryan, Charleston, WV — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:50:31 GMT

I think the most compelling piece in this post is about Obama not owing anyone.

Indeed, it is new and unchartered territory (at least in modern times) for a President to enter the White-House with most of his campaign contributions coming from individuals rather than groups, and in amounts of $200 or less. I think it is very refreshing and exciting.

Hopefully Obama takes the correct approach, only acting in the best interests of Americans as a whole, rather than special interest groups and corporations. That would be a first for any President in modern times.

The agenda: Taxes, executive orders

Rick, NC — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:03:10 GMT

President Obama can do well by America if he signs an executive order reversing all of Bush's executive orders...the ones authorizing secret wars, torture, domestic spying, all of them...thats why we elected him, to purge the bushleague from our national psyche...

The agenda: Taxes, executive orders

Vast - Iowa — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:04:51 GMT

Yup, we have a dictator. Many of the subjects of these executive orders need to go through congress.

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They didn't go through congress when Bush put them in place. Unfortunately 43 has left a fairly sizable mess to clean up after.

http://www.vastvariety.net

The agenda: Taxes, executive orders

John B, Des Moines, IA — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:28:39 GMT

One of the most under-noticed stories of the Bush years has been the massive change in government focus created by executive orders and signing statements. What Bush destroyeth with a stroke of his pen Obama can recreate almost as easily. I say "almost" because the GWB adminstration has loaded the beaurocracy with blatantly ideological figures who will fight tooth and nail against change.

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jawillie, Philadelphia, PA. — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:31:08 GMT

>>>The New York Times suggests that some executive orders are going to get signed pretty quickly. "As Mr. Obama prepared to make his first post-election visit to the White House on Monday, his advisers were compiling a list of policies that could be reversed by the executive powers of the new president. The assessment is under way, aides said, but a full list of policies to be overturned will not be announced by Mr. Obama until he confers with new members of his cabinet."

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While he's at it he may want to open the windows of the Oval Office to clear out the stink of stupidity that has been allowed to marinate there for 8 years.

Seriously, he really needs to go all of those policies and just shred them.

>>>Does Obama owe no one?
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Not exactly. He owes the American people and only the American people, no one else. Not the lobbyists, not corporate America, not big oil. And that's exactly the way it should be. The most wonderful thing about this election is that WE THE PEOPLE elected this man. He wasn't proped up by special interest, nor appointed by the Supreme Court, nor (contrary to what the neo-cons choose to believe) did he benefit from voting chicanery. Hear that, neo-cons? WE THE PEOPLE ELECTED THIS MAN.

71 Days Until Inauguration Day!
http://jawillie.blog.com

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Siegfried, Central Illinois — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:35:40 GMT

Penny Wise: Yup, we have a dictator. Many of the subjects of these executive orders need to go through congress. Looks like the SC will be busy overruling Obama's EOs.
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Um-since the EOs he's looking at issuing would reverse EOs put in by Bush, wouldn't he be returning things to the status quo prior to Bush? And so, if Bush went around Congress to put them in, why in the world would Obama need to go through Congress to reverse them?

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The - Democrat Soldier — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:50:32 GMT

People, mostly republicans’ pundits and cronies are going to try and discredit Barack Obama just like that did President Bill Clinton.

Except this time - the republicans and their cronies have no credibility and nothing they say will matter.

We the people: elected Barack Obama as our next President because we have faith in his abilities - not the critic or the republican cronies.

Thank you and GOD BLESS AMERICA

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nuanced — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:50:39 GMT

"the Cuban hard-liners are worried about their political power"

and I should care why? Bring on the violins.

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The - Democrat Soldier — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:55:20 GMT

Besides only Republicans think with the old you owe me mentality.

We didn't donate and elected Barack Obama, because we want me to owe U.S. we elected him because he the best choice for America and he will work in the interested of all of U.S.

You Republican are "played out"; your thought processes are dinosauric - you republican pundits and cronies - are old news and you still talk and think that way.

Let it go - the Democrats are the new age politics and are in control and we know what is best for America.

Thank you and GOD BLESS AMERICA

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marty,columbia,s.c. — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:56:52 GMT

God Bless him, hes not even in office yet, I think at this time in 2000 Bush was on vacation somewhere, sorry he was actually watching his peeps steal a election, then he went on vacation. I am proud of the way President Elect Obama is going to hit the ground
running. Thank God for smart. We have had all the stupid we can take. And yes Obama has protected us all from special intrest, if he hold true to that one
principle he will be reelected without a hitch. A little transparencey will go a long way, you will all see. If these things happen the republicans are out for a long , long time. We are not going to be hoodwinked we if know we can do better. Goodby lazy
rich lobbiest.
marty

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Joe, MN — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:06:33 GMT

If dumbo Bush gets all "uppity" when President-elect Obama and his beautiful family come to the White House (their next House), I think Obama should remind the lame duckbilled moron that if he chooses to continue to obstruct the soon to be new President's plans, then when Obama is inaugurated, he could elect to go after Bush and Cheney for committing High Crimes or Misdemeanors (or in Bush's case -- War Crimes) while in office. Appoint an Independant Counsel to investigate them both! Put the republicans back in the closets for years to come.

I wonder how that would make "W"'s food go down if he thought he was about to be "really" investigated?

-- a word to republican obstructionists that would try and thwart President Obama's agenda in the Senate. Don't count your chickens, oh angry ones. You could lose more seats in the mid terms if you are seen by the country as being a roadblack to President elect Obama's clear mandate. Then you really will be the Caveman Party.

Also, your Dear Leader and his henchman Cheney could both be facing war crimes charges after he leaves office. That could be a deterrant to any further stalling or obstruction from the sitting Moron.

:)

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Johnnie Payback — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:07:23 GMT

Ryan, Charleston, WV - I think the most compelling piece in this post is about Obama not owing anyone

Really? All those $100's of millions from the teachers unions, auto unions, lawyers, environmental groups - they don't mean anything to Obama? Obama is already trying to "bail-out", ie., give billions of taxpayers dollars taken from hard working Americans, to the automakers. Sure looks like a payback to me.

The agenda: Taxes, executive orders

Elliot, PA — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:16:10 GMT

Executive Orders don't go through Congress that's what makes them Executive Orders.

The agenda: Taxes, executive orders

Kathryn, Chambersburg, PA — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:23:32 GMT

I'm worried about the Department of Defense and the Pentagon.

My husband works as an electrical engineer for the Patriot Missile System, currently the only air defense system employed by the military. He fixes the generator sets that power the system when they have issues running. The Department of Defense just fired 400 people working as contractors at Letterkenny Army Depot in the state of PA.

If they truly are going to scale back our defense budget, my husband is guaranteed a job. But it may not be in our state, let alone even in this country.

I sincerely hope this new president considers not only our defense, but also the withdrawal from Iraq/Afghanistan carefully. I don't want to see the country attacked again, nor do I want my husband to lose his job due to irrational spending methods by the pentagon.

The agenda: Taxes, executive orders

Mark - Bayonne, NJ — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:28:52 GMT

PDL, what "cabinet" are you referring to? Rahme Emanuel? In order to create the *illusion* that you are reacting to news and didn't make up your mind before hearing anything, pretend to wait until Obama names a cabinet and *then* say how disgusted you are.

BTW, for those who learn their special brand of political illiteracy at foxnews, you should in fact be encouraged by the Emanuel pick. Someone has to keep Pelosi and Reid from thinking all their wildest dreams will come true by President's day. That's Emanuel's job. But by all means, don't think for yourselves. Let Fox take care of that for you.

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Lola Getz, West Yorkshire, UK — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:31:52 GMT

Penny Wise, the subjects of these EOs have already been run through Congress - but George W. Bush decided to ignore what Congress voted for and instead added his
Executive Orders. Obama is just undoing Bush's nonsense to put things the way they were intended to be originally. Is this too hard for you to comprehend?

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Jddonkey — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:33:16 GMT

Issuing Executive Orders is not the act of a dictator, unless the Republicans are going to suggest that Shrub was a dictator. Oh, I forgot, he was their messiah and could do no wrong. It was OK for him to issue signing statements, even with legislation that came his majority Republican congress. Hey, you right wingnuts lost, and you lost big. Your whining is only the best entertainment for those of us on the left. Get used to it. We'll be in charge for the next 30-50 years. Can you say ralignment. I knew you coul.

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NJGuy1 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:36:34 GMT

"Yup, we have a dictator. Many of the subjects of these executive orders need to go through congress. Looks like the SC will be busy overruling Obama's EOs."

You seem to have glossed over the fact that these are all BUSH executive orders that are merely being undone.

We have a dictator alright, but he's already in office.

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Stephen, Dallas — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:47:14 GMT

Obama doesn't owe political favors to anybody? You've gotta be kidding. He owes all the traditional left wing Democrats big time. The most telling thing this article says is they are going to push ahead with a tax increase on high income Americans and give "tax cuts" to 95% of Americans an average of $1000/family, never mind the fact that 40% of all Americans DON'T pay any income tax. So these non-tax paying people are just going to get a welfare check, not a "tax cut". It's back to Jimmy Carter era of high welfare spending and high marginal tax rates. Are there any real economists out there who think that's going to help the economy? Not a chance. They haven't mentioned payroll taxes and capital gains tax hikes yet which are coming. Lord help us, remember the 11% unemployment and 12% inflation under Jimmy Carter? Brace yourselves, it's coming.

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Stephen, Dallas — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:52:31 GMT

Ryan from charleston;
Do you seriously believe that most of the $550+ million dollars Obama raised for his campaign come from small donations from ordinary citizens? Not a chance. Obama's campaign books have never been and will never be audited. We already know he had to return money from Africans and Palestinians, so who else does he owe politically? To say that he owes no one politically is naive to the extreme.

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BrianC, Longmeadow MA — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:52:12 GMT

What planet do you live on Penny Wise and NJGuy1? Time to take off your "red" cloaks and join the rest of us in the United States of America not the Conservative States of America. As the President, Obama has the ability and right to change policy from the previous administration.

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Midge Baker, Prescott, AZ — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:54:27 GMT

The Senate needs to call a lame-duck session and block all those deregulatory bills Bush tried to squeak through, like allowing uranium mining near the Colorado River, which provides drinking water for three states.

Block first!!! Then go back through them and see if any are worthy. If so, let the Legislature deal with them properly.

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Evan, Springfield, IL — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:57:10 GMT

Thank you NJguy1 I was just going to say that.
Bush had a lot of stupid executive orders. Don't say "Penny" That the SC will over rule them seeing as Obama will be using executive orders to overturn Bush's. Maybe some truth will start to come out about what the admininstration really did.