*obama: I want this done NOW!*
Anybody else see a problem here? This is what he is saying to congress.
Gosh, a leader taking a stand. Who'd'athunkit?
Last I checked there are three, co-equal branches of government.
They're not really co-equal. They're separate functions completely. See, co-equal implies that they all have the same level of authority. They don't. The President can't, for example, declare official war. He can't make legislation on his own, and he can't make a decision on legislation, either.
Congress, while it can make legislation and declare war, can't execute it's decisions. Also, they can't decide whether a law is constitutional or not.
The Supreme Court, of course has only one function-to determine whether or not laws are constitutional. It can't pass laws, it can't declare war, and it can't execute them.
Each one of them acts as a balance on the other two, but they're not "co-equal."
I know he has little regard for the constitution
Compared to your boy Bush, Obama is George freakin' Washington!
but someone should at least remind him that the congress is not supposed to be his lap dog, and they should not be ordered around. If congress had a backbone they would say they are all for his plan, but push back and not be expected to take orders.
You're absolutely right. Congress is not the President's lapdog, and they really should debate any legislation before it is passed. However, there's nothing wrong with the President saying to them, "Hey guys, this is important. Get it done."
Can anyone imagine how apoplectic the media would have been if GW had said such a thing? Congress, the alphabet soup news agencies, the daily kook, airhead aremica, huffington post, etc. etc. They would have been screaming from the rooftop about GW is hitler, and dictator, yada, yada. But when lord obama says it, not a whimper.
Actually, when Bush did it, the media was so damned scared, they kept their mouths shut. Hell, it took Stephen Colbert to finally announce that the Emperor had no clothes and the media were wussies. The media actually yelled at him for it, to.
This is the death of our republic unfolding before our eyes. Welcome to obamaland 2009
Trust me OWL, our republic has survived much worse. Take, for example, the years 2000 through 2008.