President Obama is expected to formally announce today that he will pursue executive action design to expand background checks on some guns purchases. Obama’s decision has been described by media outlets as a way of sidestepping a Congress that has opposed enacting more stringent gun control legislation. Predictably, the President’s decision to act “unilaterally” has […]…Continue Reading Obama, Gun Control, and the Limits to Executive Action
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Senator Obama – Meet The Big Man: President Obama!
“The notion that as a consequence of that authorization, the president can continue down a failed path without any constraints from Congress whatsoever is wrong and is not warranted by our Constitution,” – Remarks in 2007 by Senator and presidential candidate Barack Obama criticizing President Bush’s decision to increase U.S. military forces in Iraq based […]…Continue Reading Senator Obama – Meet The Big Man: President Obama!
Is Obama’s Leadership Style To Blame For His Foreign Policy Problems?
It has not been a very good month for President Obama when it comes to foreign policy. Despite his personal entreaties to Russian President Vladimir Putin to stay out of the Ukrainian civil conflict, photos released today by American intelligence … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Is Obama’s Leadership Style To Blame For His Foreign Policy Problems?
Is Obama the Worst Modern President? Take Two
Conservative pundits such as the Wall St. Journal’s Peggy Noonan continue to cite the recent Quinnipiac poll as evidence that Obama is perhaps the worst president to have served during the last seven decades. For reasons I discussed in my … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Is Obama the Worst Modern President? Take Two
Is Obama the Worst President of the Modern Era?
I’ve received several requests to post something about this Quinnipiac survey of American adults released yesterday in which 33% of respondents say Barack Obama is the worst president among the 12 who have served since World War II. That tops … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Is Obama the Worst President of the Modern Era?
An Imperial Presidency? Obama, Signing Statements and the Unwritten Constitution
Last Friday Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 2055, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012,” which is an omnibus year-end spending bill. While signing the bill into law, however, he issued a statement that declared several provisions wi……Continue Reading An Imperial Presidency? Obama, Signing Statements and the Unwritten Constitution
On A Wing and a Prayer: What Tim Tebow Can Teach Obama
When it comes to leadership, what can President Obama learn from Broncos’ quarterback Tim Tebow? Apparently, quite a lot. At least that’s the claim Matthew Dowd makes in this recent National Journal article. Dowd argues that Obama has lost his R……Continue Reading On A Wing and a Prayer: What Tim Tebow Can Teach Obama