WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama defiantly dared congressional Republicans on Tuesday to try to block his efforts to act on his own and bypass a divided Congress that has thwarted his policy initiatives.
“So sue me,” he taunted on a sweltering day, as he pushed lawmakers to pay for road and bridge repairs. “I’m not going to apologize for trying to do something.”
Obama struck an aggressive tone in the face of a lawsuit threat from House Speaker John Boehner and in the wake of two defeats before the Supreme Court, including a unanimous decision from the court that he overreached when he appointed members of the National Labor Relations Board while the Senate was in recess.
His remarks came a day after Obama declared that he would act on his own to address weaknesses in the nation’s immigration system after Boehner informed him that the House would not take up an immigration overhaul this year.
He has already taken a series of executive actions, including an order requiring federal contractors to pay a higher minimum wage and initiating steps to to lower carbon emissions in coal-fired power plants.
“So far this year, Republicans in Congress have blocked or voted down every serious idea to strengthen the middle class — not ideas that are unique to me,” he said. “But the Republicans have said no to raising the minimum wage, have said no to fair pay. They’ve said no to extending unemployment insurance for over 3 million Americans looking for a new job.
Earlier Tuesday, Obama met with his Cabinet secretaries and urged them to “be creative about how we can make real progress” on issues where Congress won’t act.
Obama said he would prefer that Congress act on issues such as immigration and infrastructure because laws are more sweeping than his own administrative actions.
“We’re not always going to be able to get things through Congress, at least not this Congress,” Obama said. “I want to make sure we emphasize not what we can’t do, but what we can do in the coming months.”
Speaking at Washington’s Key Bridge, Obama in shirt sleeves and his tie undone made a pitch to fix the nation’s bridges and highways.
He called on Congress to close tax loopholes and use the money on infrastructure projects, a long shot idea that has little if any support among congressional Republicans.
“It’s not crazy. It’s not socialism,” he said, mocking the criticism from some conservative quarters. “You know, it’s not, you know, the imperial presidency or no laws are broken.”
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-vows-act-alone-taunts-republicans-190039321–finance.html
Like we didn’t know this was going to happen. So sue me. Really, so arrogant. He must have ate a bowl of balls for breakfast. He’ll be singing a different tune when the hemp is stretched.
““So sue me,” he taunted on a sweltering day, as he pushed lawmakers to pay for road and bridge repairs. “I’m not going to apologize for trying to do something.””
Can we just arrest this tyrannical bastard for high treason and get it over with? This is beyond ridiculous. How much more blatantly obvious can you get?
““We’re not always going to be able to get things through Congress, at least not this Congress,” Obama said. “I want to make sure we emphasize not what we can’t do, but what we can do in the coming months.””
TREASON! He just stated he’s against our Congress.
““It’s not crazy. It’s not socialism,” he said, mocking the criticism from some conservative quarters. “You know, it’s not, you know, the imperial presidency or no laws are broken.””
The arrogant BALLS on this sick son of a bitch. HANG HIM FOR HIGH TREASON!
I agree wholeheartedly.
he’s setting him self up for nullifying our rights next people..if he gets away with this wait until he pulls the ‘ol I no longer recognize the Bill of Rights so im going to take executive privilege and remove what I don’t like,
this is the start of that slippery slope ..He ignores what he doesn’t like , and does what he wants and no one is doing sht about it..why? proof they are all on the same team to destroy this country , or he would be gone if the “repubs weren’t in bed with the Dems
we don’t have a 2 party system any more..they made sure of it..jokes on us
I’m not laughing..are you?
Hey, when does the party start I dont wanna be late