Political Quotes

“I addressed the Senate recently on President Obama's recess appointments, and he did this when the Senate was not in fact in recess. I described at length why this was an outrageous and unconstitutional power grab. However, President Obama's decision to bypass the constitutional advice and consent of the Senate is not an isolated incident by the President. It is merely the latest escalation in a pattern of contempt for elected representatives of the American people and the constitutional separation of powers. This pattern has become more apparent since the last election when public opinion turned against the direction that President Obama was trying to take the country. When the President's party in 2009 and 2010 had an overwhelming control of both Houses of Congress, he was able to pursue his agenda with only the slightest of lip service to the objections from congressional Republicans because we were very much in the minority, and, of course, we believe we were representing millions of Americans whose views were in opposition to President Obama's views. In 2009 and 2010, President Obama could in fact govern more like a Prime Minister in a European parliament, where the leader of the party in power dictates the policy to be rubberstamped by that parliament. Since the 2010 election, that is no longer the case. There was a tremendous voter backlash against both the style and substance of the President's agenda.…”