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ProSense

(116,464 posts)
Wed Aug 7, 2013, 11:05 PM Aug 2013

Best Obama quote on Congress was regarding Obamacare.

"If Congress thinks that what I’ve done is inappropriate or wrong in some fashion, they’re free to make that case," Obama said. "But there’s not an action that I take that you don't have some folks in Congress who say that I'm usurping my authority. Some of those folks think I usurp my authority by having the gall to win the presidency. And I don't think that's a secret. But ultimately, I’m not concerned about their opinions -- very few of them, by the way, are lawyers, much less constitutional lawyers."

http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/obama-on-his-authority-to-delay-employer-mandate

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Best Obama quote on Congress was regarding Obamacare. (Original Post) ProSense Aug 2013 OP
Kick ProSense Aug 2013 #1
Yes, on.. He's not concerned with congress' opinion! Cha Aug 2013 #2
Kick! Because if we are not talking about then we’re talking about the wrong thing. sheshe2 Aug 2013 #3
Yup. n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #6
Is it any wonder that we hear such garbage coming from the right? SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2013 #4
K & R Scurrilous Aug 2013 #5

Cha

(297,221 posts)
2. Yes, on.. He's not concerned with congress' opinion!
Wed Aug 7, 2013, 11:38 PM
Aug 2013
Obama On Criticisms Of Delaying Employer Mandate: ‘I’m Not Concerned’ With Congress’ Opinion

sheshe2

(83,761 posts)
3. Kick! Because if we are not talking about then we’re talking about the wrong thing.
Thu Aug 8, 2013, 12:49 AM
Aug 2013
So as I suggested in the speech, what I want to make sure everybody in Washington is obsessed with is how are we growing the economy, how are we increasing middle-class incomes and middle-class wages, and increasing middle-class security. And if we’re not talking about that, then we’re talking about the wrong thing. And if our debates around the budget don’t have that in mind, then we’ve got the wrong focus.


Thank you Mr. President!

SleeplessinSoCal

(9,120 posts)
4. Is it any wonder that we hear such garbage coming from the right?
Thu Aug 8, 2013, 01:51 AM
Aug 2013

He's right down the middle and it makes them nuts.

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