Amelia
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Sallow just posted some numbers that states that in his 1st term GWB signed about 173, and thus far obama has signed about 168. (approx) Bush did a total of 291 (approx) So Obama has a bit to go to catch up to that by the end of his term.Jake posted the numbers.
Executive orders aren't the only abuse of executive power Obama has done. But Jake already posted the proof.
Obama's numbers are comparable to Bush's. They do not merit the claim that he has use executive power "sparingly". Jake gave you the proof. I don't need to link to it.
He has signed fewer executive orders but not that many fewer, and he has done things he decried Bush for doing, and promised to do even more of that.
Senator Obama would have given President Obama a drubbing, if he were honest. And so would you. And so would Bob Schieffer.
But you can't. And Bob can't. Because Obama is a Dem. But you sure could if he were a Republican doing the things Senator Obama was so opposed to.
Quit asking for the proof. Jake already provided it. The numbers Jake provided belie the claim that Obama's use of executive power has been employed sparingly. Since that one figure is all that seems to matter to you guys, leave it at that. It speaks for itself.
So are you asserting that you yourself are AGAINST Executive Orders in general? No matter WHO the President is?
Is that it?
Thank you for repeating again the numbers showing that Obama's number of EO's is comparable to Bush's at this stage of his presidency. There is nothing in those numbers to suggest that Obama's use of EO's has been sparing.
And one last time, there is much more to consider in terms of use of executive power -- such as the cases which are working their way through the courts -- but all you guys seem to care about is the EO's, and those very numbers which you have stated for yourself, show that Schieffer was wrong to use the adverb "sparingly".
You know the numbers. You've stated them yourself. They do not justify Schieffer's minimization of Obama's history in this regard. The end.