Executive Orders - Libs say "Bush did more, what's the big deal". So why are Obama's EO worse?

[Lord Xar]

Executive Orders - Libs say "Bush did more, what's the big deal". So why are Obama's EO worse?

I've seen some data that show that Bush was more into using executive orders - I KNOW that using exectuive orders not matter WHO the president is, isn't something to get on board with. BUT, the GOP is really pushing the "he is using exectuive orders" and I am curious IF BUSH used it more, why the fuss now? Is it the "kind" of executive orders or ? Fill me in. I keep seeing progressives say "Bush did more, so what's the deal?".

Your thoughts.

 

[jbauer]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_federal_executive_orders

Obama is behind Bush on EO's. The people bitching better not have turned a blind eye when Bushiie did it. They're wrong regardless of who, what party or affiliation. If I recall correctly Obama has been a bit more in your face about doing them. Everytime the jackass speaks he's instructing so and so to do such and such.

 

[RM918]

Typical Red-Blue bullshit. I'm sure Blue team was full of piss and vinegar whenever Bush did anything, but when they're in charge it's all cool and they call the Reds extreme for acting just the way they did during Bush.

 

[Victor Grey]

Ultimately some people only care about their freebies and social programs.

The rest is just posture.

 

[dude58677]

Simple: Two wrongs don't make a right.

 

[RonPaulFanInGA]

Whatever happened to that "strong executive" thing so many conservative websites seemed to love when Bush was President?

 

[acptulsa]

Whatever happened to that "strong executive" thing so many conservative websites seemed to love when Bush was President?

It went right back in the bottom of the sock drawer where it was the whole time Clinton was president, of course. Why do you ask?

 

[Feeding the Abscess]

OP:

It's not the Red Team that's in the White House. Therefore, whatever the occupant of the White House does, even if it's the same actions as the Red Team occupant, it's automatically bad.

 

[TheCount]

They aren't. Just like Obama's illegal immigrants aren't more or worse than Bush's, or any of a dozen other things.



They're just throwing a whole bunch of shit at the wall and seeing what sticks. Anything that gets a reaction will be campaign material and/or included in the republican platform now that they have no values or direction other than BOOO OBAMA BOOO.

 

[Cap]

Looks like the left/right paradigm is winning. What was that saying? Something about divided we fall?