2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumObama's Executive Order threat and GOP frenzy.
Last night in his SOTU speech, Obama mentioned that he might use Executive Orders to get past some of the GOP obstructionism. Naturally the GOP, the Tea Party, and FOX went totally bat-shit crazy over the fact that this Muslim, Fascist, Kommindant, Socialist, Dictator would threaten to violate his Oath of Office, ignore the Constitution, destroy the country and assume the powers of a Absolute Monarch. So I did a little poking around on Google and dug up this info:
President | Executive Orders Issued | Years in Office | Avg E.O.'s / Year
Obama 166 5 33.20
G.W.B 290 8 36.25
Clinton 363 8 45.38
G.H.W.B. 165 4 41.25
Reagan 380 8 47.50
Carter 319 4 79.75
Ford 168 3 56.00
Nixon 345 5 69.00
LBJ 323 6 53.83
JFK 213 2 106.50
Eisenhower 481 8 60.13
Truman 893 8 111.63
OMG!! Look at how Obama has been running the country by decree. He has issues the FEWEST E.O.'s/yr of any president since WWII!! See how power corrupts! He is just a dictatorial wannabe! E.O.'s destroy the fabric of the country and he should be impeached! (Sorry about the formatting.)
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,412 posts)Maybe if they started working, there might not need to be any (or many) Executive Orders? Of course, that would mean maybe working more days and working together with Obama/Dems but I'm afraid that that won't happen because the teabaggers will make sure to primary any Republican whom is filmed/taped NOT hating on President Obama somehow and actually, you know, working together for the common good, so.............