Why is he doing this? Baffling.

Questions: Do state courts still have the ability to issue injunctions, etc.? Can this litigation just move to state courts? Or is it preempted?

Also, what is the language that strips the courts of jurisdiction. I’ve never seen it. Anyone have a link to it?

Thanks.

Run Ashley Run. Clintons: stay the fuck outta races that you aren’t actually running in.

Could someone on FDL give us a write up of the new Appellate opinion invalidating the NLRB appointments?

Allowing the fillibuster to continue, coupled with invalidating his recess appointments mean that the Republicans can, with one member only, block any appointment. This ensures that the NLRB can’t operate AT all, which I’m sure the RepubliCONS would like.

The only possible reason for this can be easily explained by an insightful book by political scientist Walter Karp: Indispensable Enemies.

I can say it no better than this reviewer:

I have to concur with the five-star reviewers. This book is absolutely essential to a solid understanding of American politics. Karp explodes the myth of the great rivalry between Democrats and Republicans by examining their deeds, not their words. Most importantly, he examines their collusion by the evidence of what they’ve done.

http://www.amazon.com/Indispensable-Enemies-Politics-Misrule-America/dp/1879957132/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1359064477&sr=1-2&keywords=karp+political+science

Thanks Jane. I don’t mean HE’s lying, I mean the others are — who are spreading this false notion that it’s not something he wanted to do all along. But, yes, maybe projection. Or maybe people who voted for him don’t want to believe a Dem is so hell bent on cutting SS.

So do we contact our senators? Congresscritters? Or the white house directly?

Great piece and as a loyal long FDL reader, I know all this. It’s a great point: the guy who created the Simpson Commission WANTS this to happen and he always has.

My question is why the lie?

Why is this meme of “he had to do it” or “he capitulated” coming about?

How does it help Obama? Does it make him look better to capitulate or to have always intended to destroy SS? I guess the later makes him slightly more evil but we’re talking about degrees, right?

Can someone explain this to me? Cuz I don’t get it.

Issue the damn trillion dollar coin already. What are they gonna do? Impeach you?

It’s right there in the U.S. legal code: “The Secretary may mint and issue platinum bullion coins and proof platinum coins in accordance with such specifications, designs, varieties, quantities, denominations, and inscriptions as the Secretary, in the Secretary’s discretion, may prescribe from time to time.”

Past conduct being a predictor of future behavior:

Barry will:

1) Wimp out
2) Give the rich a tax cut
3) Do what favors the rich and powerful and corporations instead of helping actual people.

Good God when was his last press conference? As much of a joke as they are it seems like he hasn’t had one in YEARS.

What happened here in Chicago when they re-did the Lakefront was all these displaced rats moved from the north-side Lakefront into the neighborhood and found the living to be fine. They can eat dog crap. The more poison you put out doesn’t seem to do a thing.

I sometimes wonder if this Asshole in Chief really wants to be re-elected? Or is he going to go all John Kerry on us and only pretend like he’s trying to win an election?

I never saw any of that “reach across the aisle” nonsense of Obama’s as anything other than a justification for screwing us out of real reform in order to do what the Industry ordered him to do all along. Like Healthcare: if Obama really wanted a public option why did he have Rahm negotiate it away at the very beginning? Then Obama had the nerve to keep making speeches about it, as if he was still “fighting” for it.

No one is that incompetent — least of all our 12-dimensional chess playing Conlaw prof in chief. And I’m sure Obama’s position evolution from favoring single payer to screwing us out of the public option had nothing do with the bribe, err, “salary” Michelle got from the University of Chicago Hospital after he was elected to the Senate.

Overnight her salary tripled from $100 to $300 K. But I’m sure that was a coincidence.

63 relevant agencies? Anyone know what they are?

How can it possibly be that many?

So why is he beating on the base? Wants to make the election closer than it already is? Doesn’t want teachers to be excited about voting this fall?

Funny, I have a liberal friend who is a teacher who teaches in a very Dem city. They’re in a union. She says some of her co-workers are NOT going to vote for Obama. They’re so disgusted they’ll vote for Romney.

So good job O-man. Keep on shitting on your base.

And could Stephanie Cutter respond to this: Why is Obama so consistent in shitting on his base? Teachers? Civil rights? Blacks? People who think torture, government wiretaps are illegal.

These people voted for you, remember?