Why do people blame the president?
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Why do Americans often hold the president more accountable than Congress for the state of the economy?
Just curious
A he's more visable and
B they aren't aware or astute to how goverance works
When you buy a faulty computer from walmart do you scream at A the walmart sales associate or the ceo of hp and dell
Congress could stop that shit in it's tracks. Get some some congress people with some guts that are not afraid of the right labeling them anti American like Kucinich and Grayson No money, no war!
You were right.. Most people don't have the slightest idea how government works. The person who just mentioned the president sending troops off must be young. If you read the history that is within his power. The only problem is that congress must approve long term funding of any military action. Clinton got a lot of credit because he was president during the dot com boom and the budget was balanced. But if you look at his 1st 2 years the only thing he accomplished was Don't ask don't tell. After Newt and the contract with America started it made him come closer to the middle and concentrate on what 'most' Americans wanted. I am hoping Obama does that if the democrats lose this fall. Actually I thought Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi were the worst things that could happen to him. Hopefully the dems will lose and pull Obama 'more' to the center. If this doesn't happen then there is no way in hell he will get reelected.
No just staunchly idealogical!
The worst thing to be introduced in to government in my opinion over the last forty years was the War Powers Resolution of 1973. This took the Constitution power of war declaration from Congress and gave it to the president de facto and slowly made the presidency more powerful than the congress. The US Constitution specifically made the three branches of government co equal. to limit abuses.
Pelosi is not that bad. The corporate controlled media has put up a constant barrage of bad press against her She has accomplished more during her tenure than either Hastert or Gingrich.
Reid is another story. During GW's Regimen, he seemed to buckle at the slightest push from the right wing nuts.
it's doing nothing but spreading the poverty.
privatize the gains & socialize the losses, thats all I see
How about let's keep the wealth with whomever earned it?
Because he'll take the credit when things go well. So fuck em all.Why do Americans often hold the president more accountable than Congress for the state of the economy?
Just curious
Courts socialist, courts.
When BP is undeniably held liable for the economic cost, then they should pay other and their wealth gets redistributed.
They should not pay just because they earned it.
Now do you understand what a principle is?
Spoken like a true laissez faire capitalist.
Spoken with contempt like a true socialist.
Spoken like the true hypocrite that in another post wants Obama and the evil government to move heaven and earth while demanding nothing of the GREEDy BP.
Foreigner!
Oh, believe me, there are a few wing nuts that share similar views as you on this board, but there is only one GREED.
Cinamiss
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Well doesn't that fall under the unitary executive theory? He's granted with certain powers that congress can't really do anything about according to the vesting clause.
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