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Badger
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« on: December 25, 2014, 07:54:03 PM »

This seems fitting for the Executive Order President.

# of Executive Orders by President:

Barry Obama: 193
George W. Bush: 291
Bill Clinton: 364
George H.W. Bush: 166
The late, great Ronald Reagan: 381
Jimmy Carter: 320

Ouch! Maybe you should stay silent, Cal.
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« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2014, 07:58:18 PM »


I got it, thanks.
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« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2014, 08:29:21 PM »

This seems fitting for the Executive Order President.

# of Executive Orders by President:

Barry Obama: 193
George W. Bush: 291
Bill Clinton: 364
George H.W. Bush: 166
The late, great Ronald Reagan: 381
Jimmy Carter: 320

It's a reference to the nature of the executive orders and the use of them. Hence the reference. We're not merely counting by the numbers, we're counting what POTUS is trying to do and has stated he's doing - going around Congress to enact his agenda (see: SOTU 2014).

The name still fits.

I don't really understand - Bush had his 'signing statements' where he essentially makes it clear that the government doesn't intend to follow certain parts of the law just enacted.  Are you referring to that?

Obama is using executive orders, notably sparingly, to do things that Presidents are actually allowed to do.

The President has made it clear that if Congress doesn't send him what he wants, he'll work around Congress via executive orders. Most of his recent ones have been muscular (immigration, climate change, notably) and have been pretty strong. There is no exaggeration in calling him an executive order - friendly President in his second term. 

"I hate it when executive orders do things I disagree with!"

Quit while you're behind, please.
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