The UPI is reporting this morning that president Obama warned President Elect Donald Trump not to "overuse" executive orders. Here's the first line of the UPI article:
With about one month to go before he leaves office, President Barack Obama gave some exit interview-type advice to his successor Donald Trump: Don't rely too heavily on executive orders.
It's hard to imagine that Obama could say this. After all, he's the man who told us he had a pen and a phone and would use them because Congress wouldn't do what he wanted. Obama's the guy who tried to amend the immigration laws with an executive pronouncement. Obama's the guy who modified Obamacare legislation on a great many occasions by executive action. Obama's the guy who tried to run the whole country in defiance of Congress. Is Obama totally not self aware?
This is like Charlie Sheen telling some other celebrity about the need for abstinence and chastity.
UPDATE: I got an email asking me about the title to the post. I thought it was clear, but it's a reference to the cliché about the pot calling the kettle black.
With about one month to go before he leaves office, President Barack Obama gave some exit interview-type advice to his successor Donald Trump: Don't rely too heavily on executive orders.
It's hard to imagine that Obama could say this. After all, he's the man who told us he had a pen and a phone and would use them because Congress wouldn't do what he wanted. Obama's the guy who tried to amend the immigration laws with an executive pronouncement. Obama's the guy who modified Obamacare legislation on a great many occasions by executive action. Obama's the guy who tried to run the whole country in defiance of Congress. Is Obama totally not self aware?
This is like Charlie Sheen telling some other celebrity about the need for abstinence and chastity.
UPDATE: I got an email asking me about the title to the post. I thought it was clear, but it's a reference to the cliché about the pot calling the kettle black.
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