Obama should set his sights higher - The Washington Post
The unedited article appears here . It is quoted in this blog post to facilitate my comments to Ms. Heuvel [in red]. Obama should set his sights higher By Katrina vanden Heuvel July 10 at 4:53 PM Last Monday, President Obama defied Republican threats to file suit against him for his use of executive orders. “If House Republicans are really concerned about me taking too many executive actions,” the president said , “the best solution to that is passing bills. Pass a bill, solve a problem.” Republican obstruction is so extreme that House Speaker John Boehner can’t even get what he wants done, much less what the country needs. House Republicans have blocked countless jobs plans [in statements like this, I’d like to see references to the HR bills put forth by House Democrats] , stonewalled immigration reform, stopped a hike in the minimum wage and prevented emergency unemployment benefits from even getting a vote. [can you fucking blame them when they smelled weakn...